Origin Point

**Origin Point** is the third episode of the first season of the Paramount+ original supernatural drama, *Wolf Pack*. It aired on February 9, 2023.

## Synopsis

Taken into questioning by Ramsey and her team, Everett, Blake, Luna and Harlan construct an alibi; Luna and Harlan make a startling discovery when they defend Everett from their first terrifying sighting of the creature.

## Plot

Cyrus, Austin, Phoebe, and Tia sneak onto a construction site at night and climb the scaffolding to get a better vantage point of the burning canyon. While Cyrus wasn't on the bus with them, making him less likely of a suspect, Austin makes note of his knowledge about fires, to which Cyrus replies that his father was a firefighter. Phoebe has a theory of her own, suspecting Blake is the arsonist. Unbeknownst to the four of them, the werewolf that attacked Blake and Everett is just beneath their feet. Phoebe recalls how everything changed with Blake a year ago after her parents got divorced, and she became anti-technology, along with dropping all of her friends. While taking a photo, Phoebe nearly falls off the edge, but Austin catches her. It's then that they realize someone is below them. Moments later, the cops arrive and Officer Miller brings them in for questioning.

Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna are being driven to the station by Investigator Ramsey and Officer Jang for questioning. Everett is having a panic attack, overwhelmed by his anxiety and the entire ordeal. He's also worried about Connor and if the werewolf is still after them. Hoping to ease his nerves, Blake gives Everett a fidget cube. Upon their arrival, Luna sees an officer on a horse, triggering an uneasy response within her as she hallucinates the horse's growing agitation. As they're being escorted inside, Harlan overhears the displaced residents, among them Tia, who is being scolded by her mother, and Cyrus, who is on the phone with his nana.

Blake spots Phoebe at the station and questions what they asked her. Phoebe reveals they asked about the fire, telling the officers that she suspected it was Blake who started it. On her way out, she sarcastically asks Harlan if he's stolen anyone's boyfriend lately, to which Harlan replies only hers. Everett wants to ask for a lawyer, but Harlan fears it will only lead to them being arrested. Instead, they need a simple story to tell the cops, with Harlan suggesting they lie and say they were smoking weed. Everett then sees Austin and asks if he told them what he saw on the highway, but Austin claims he didn't see anything. Simultaneously, Luna's heart begins to race, with Harlan realizing she has a crush on Austin.

Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna are placed in four different interrogation rooms, with Ramsey and Jang deciding to question Everett first. They reveal that Connor is missing and that his parents are concerned. They ask if Connor had anything to do with the fire, but Everett insists he wouldn't do anything like that. Ramsey then reveals they have a witness putting Everett and his friends close to the point of origin of the fire. Everett claims they were smoking, but when Ramsey asks what they were smoking, Everett says that he was smoking an edible, with Harlan sighing in disbelief as he overhears the interrogation. "Just say that we smoked, and you took an edible," Harlan remarks, unaware that Everett can actually hear him. Taking Harlan's advice, Everett says exactly that. Luna and Blake confirm that they can hear each other as well. It would seem as though the four of them are sharing Harlan's hearing ability somehow. Unfortunately, before Harlan can continue to coach Everett through his questioning, Officer Miller interrupts, asking Harlan who he's talking to. With no one to help him, Everett requests to call his parents. However, he then asks for a lawyer instead. Ramsey suspects that he struggles from anxiety. It used to hit her the hardest before she'd go to sleep. It's a threat response, she explains. Their brain goes into a hypervigilance before they go to sleep because back when they were living in caves, sleep was when they were most vulnerable and likely to be eaten by a saber-toothed tiger. Meanwhile, Harlan continues to be pressured by Miller, who instigates a fight with Harlan and slams him against the wall until Garrett arrives and warns Miller to unhand Harlan.

Phoebe is released from the station after being questioned, at which point, she calls her father, who is a lawyer and threatens to call the DA. Before pulling off, Phoebe discovers that her front tire has been slashed. However, as she's waiting for her father to pick her up, the other three tires are slashed as well. In fear for her life, Phoebe sounds her car alarm.

Garrett retrieves Harlan and Luna, intent on leaving the station, but before he can reach the exit, he is approached by Ramsey, who claims that she was simply asking the kids a few questions and that they had volunteered, but Blake insists she's being held unlawfully. Luna then whispers in her father's ear that he needs to bring Everett and Blake with them because they're also werewolves.

On the ride back home, Garrett learns the story behind Everett and Blake's attack on the freeway and how he's been receiving calls from a stranger, warning him about the werewolf that turned him. Garrett agrees to take them home afterward, but first he needs to hear their full story because whatever bit them, came after him too. He's not sure what he saw, but something hit the truck and he ran. Harlan wonders if it was their real father.

Miller questions why they aren't arresting Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna. Ramsey explains that she doesn't believe they set the fire. Even if they're lying about something, she doesn't think it relates to the fire. Miller argues she should've pushed harder, as he would've had a confession if allowed to speak with them. But before he goes too far, Jang encourages Miller to leave, at which point, Ramsey threatens to throw Miller off the task force should he touch any of the kids again.

Everett and Blake have questions of their own, but Garrett, Harlan, and Luna don't know much more about any of this than them. Before they begin, Garrett wishes to talk to Harlan and Luna alone. With Everett and Blake being bitten, Garrett suspects that could mean they're different in some ways from the twins. While nothing has ever happened to Luna and Harlan on the full moon, it may differ for Everett and Blake. Garrett reveals it was a full moon the night he found the twins and asks if they feel any different currently. Luna reveals that when they were in the interrogation rooms, they all could hear each other, as if they were sharing Harlan's ability, likely due to the fact that they're connected as a pack, Luna claims. She also reveals that when they were together for the first time in the woods, their eyes glowed. Garrett is worried that Everett and Blake, and maybe even the twins, may turn into actual werewolves. While they've never killed before, Garrett argues they've never had a pack before, either.

Blake hallucinates a sexual encounter with Everett. Meanwhile, Everett is worried about Connor, who isn't answering his phone. Everett wants to look for him, but if it's true that the werewolf is after them, then they should probably remain where they are, especially since Blake doesn't want to lead it back home to Danny, revealing that the mysterious caller also left her a message, saying that she's not safe, but what if the message wasn't meant for her. Blake suspects that maybe it's her brother and father who aren't safe around her. Harlan and Luna join them with Phoebe on the phone, instructing Harlan to warn Blake, who Phoebe accuses of slashing her tires. Garrett then asks for Phoebe's address, which Harlan has, as he slept with her boyfriend in her own house. Garrett needs 20 minutes to check on Phoebe and then promises to be back.

Everett recalls the voice on the phone saying it had to kill him and Blake before the next full moon, leaving him to wonder when exactly it will be safe for them to leave. Luna reveals that their senses are heightened during the full moon and that they typically return to normal by morning, which means they have the rest of the night. And so, the four of them lock every door and window in the house as a safety precaution. Harlan then listens for any unusual noise and hears nothing outside the ordinary, leading Everett to question how much can he hear. Harlan replies that it depends, as his hearing is heightened on a full moon. In addition to his hearing, Blake has increased speed and Everett has super strength. As for Luna, her smell is heightened. From this exchange, Everett deduces that they each have one ability. However, when they were with the cops, they all could hear like Harlan, though they no longer can, indicated by the fact that only Harlan can hear the high-pitched frequency tone coming from Everett's phone. Now, it would seem the four of them are sharing Luna's ability. Coming from just the other side of the door, they can smell acid, which means anger, according to Luna. Officer Miller then knocks at the door. Blake advises Harlan to tell Miller that he can't come in, which he legally can't, which is fine with Miller, who asks Harlan to at least join him on the porch. Harlan reluctantly agrees, but before coming out, he tells Everett and Blake to hide in the office down the hall. Inside the office, Everett is now dreaming about Blake, in which the two of them hook up on Garrett's desk.

Officer Miller slams Harlan against the wall and demands to know if he set the fire, but Harlan insists that he didn't. Meanwhile, Luna calls their father to reveal that Harlan is being harassed by the same cop from the station. Back outside, with his face pressed against the wall, Harlan watches as the werewolf who bit Everett and Blake attacks Miller and drags him away. Harlan retreats inside, where he informs his sister and father of the encounter. Garrett tells the twins to go into the stable and grab the rifle in the supply cabinet.

Everett and Blake exit the office to find that they're all alone in the house. Blake wants to sneak out the back door, but Everett fears the werewolf may be waiting for them. Just as it seems Blake is about to leave, the unknown caller calls Everett's phone and warns them against leaving, explaining that they're almost safe and that the moon is past its peak.

Officer Miller wakes up in the woods, injured and unarmed, with his gun several feet away. As he wanders around in the dark, he meets the werewolf's gaze.

Harlan and Luna grab the tactical case from the supply cabinet, but as Garrett is reciting the combination, she becomes distracted, hallucinating yet another horse. And so, Harlan grabs the phone to get the combination.

Meanwhile, Officer Miller is dragged through the woods and slammed against a tree, a which point, the werewolf restrains him in a similar fashion to which he assaulted Harlan, breaking the officer's arm and driving his claws into Miller's face.

Harlan and Luna retrieve the rifle from the case, in which they also discover silver bullets. Back at the house, Blake refuses to remain still any longer and plots her escape, with Everett cautiously following behind. However, it is then that he comes face to face with the werewolf, who backs Everett into a corner, but ultimately decides against killing him. The werewolf then retreats into the woods after being shot by Harlan. Everett questions why it didn't kill him. Luna suspects that it no longer wants to kill them because they're connected, and they're all part of his pack, Harlan concludes. By the time Garrett arrives, the four of them are seated in the living room, where the twins confront their father about the silver bullets. He made them himself to kill werewolves. "To kill us?" Luna asks. Garrett replies "Yes."

## Cast

* Bella Shepard as Blake Navarro
* Chloe Rose Robertson as Luna Briggs
* Tyler Lawrence Gray as Harlan Briggs
* Rodrigo Santoro as Garrett Briggs
* Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kristin Ramsey
* Lanny Joon as Officer Jason Jang
* John Patrick Jordan as Officer Trent Miller

Co-starring* Bailey Stender as Phoebe
* Stella Smith as Tia
* Zack Nelson as Cyrus Nix
* Todd Allen Durkin as Mr. Caldwell
* Luisa Vitor as Ms. Patterson
* Tamika Shannon as Officer
* Sheylon Haywood as Evacuee 1
* Brian Childers as Evacuee 2
* Hayley Brown as Evacuee 3