She fetches her messenger back and sits down.

"Werewolf. Mentioned his alpha was the 'murder victim' and he was looking for the person responsible. And that they turned McCall. Even asked if I had done it." She pulls out her camera, flicks through the pictures until she finds one of the werewolf and hands it to him. "He has blue eyes? I've never seen that before. He definitely wasn't an alpha."

"Blue eyes aren't uncommon."

He looks to Victoria.

She nods. Chris takes over preparing dinner. She sits at the table.

"Most werewolves start with yellow eyes, but sometimes, they change. Those who become alphas have red eyes. Those who have taken innocent lives have blue eyes."

"Innocent, meaning unable to fight back. Werewolves who kill people just trying to defend themselves get to keep their yellow eyes."

"... I let him go. Chased him out of town. I thought -- I didn't know. Didn't have any proof that he'd ever hurt anyone."

"Was he an omega?"

"A beta. He mentioned that his alpha was the one that was murdered. But I suppose now they're dead..." she trails off. "He didn't mention anyone else. And he had no one else's scent on him."

"A beta with a murdered alpha, but still no red eyes?"

"He's an omega now, then. Well done, Regan. You did the best you could without having full knowledge."

She says this only somewhat pointedly as she looks across the table at Chris.

"If his alpha was the one to turn the McCall boy, then we don't have much of a choice. If there's another alpha out there, Allison's plan is the best we have."

"Hopefully we're able to use him to find the alpha before they hurt someone else. Do you think they're trying to build a pack?"

"Build a pack and a territory. Why else kill the other alpha? Werewolf packs may come into conflict with each other as often as they kill us, but they do forge alliances when there are so few competing over a town. This alpha has ambition."

"Scott seems like a sweet kid whose asthma mysteriously cleared up. If the alpha bothered to convince him to accept the bite, I can see why he took it."

"At what cost? Tossing in with a murderer is a steep price. Not so sweet."

"I'm not saying we should let him go. I'm saying, a smart, ambitious alpha might go after sick kids by promising them a cure."

"We're not established enough to start patrolling hospitals, but I'll try to make inroads. What else?"

"I don't know how much Scott knows. If he doesn't know everything...we can probably end things without a fight. If he does...I can start carrying wolfsbane."

"Which reminds me. I caught the scent of mountain ash today in the school. Followed it to the Guidance Counselor's office. Also with photographic evidence." She flicks through the pictures again and shows them to her mother.

"Another hunter, a supernatural, or a druid. We can only trust one of those. Regan, do you think you can learn more if you go inside?"

"We could always implant you within the school again. It tends to work, when you're not busy intimidating the students. And faculty."

"I don't mind doing more recon. And please give us at least a month before ruining any chance of us having a social life, please."

"I promise not to scare off your principal again."

"How many dates do you think we should go out on before I try to dig for information?"

"By date three you should have everything you need, Allison."

"Victoria, perhaps we're not the best people to give advice on this one."