Chapter 41: 3-14

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Derek and Peter remain chained to the fencing. Sparks fly from their bodies as electricity flows across the metal. A bearded man indicates the device that is controlling the electricity and explains that it is old and unreliable. He says sometimes they adjust it too high and the victims just die. Sometimes their bodies keep jumping even after their hearts stop.

"Fun" Stiles said sarcastically.

Peter is still cracking jokes, claiming the amperage is "a little high." The man is interrogating the pair, looking for the location of "la loba." He threatens to cut one of them in half with a chainsaw to get the other one to talk. He wonders aloud how far their "little healing trick" goes.

"I'm sure if a giant ass sword can kill us, a chainsaw can do that too" Peter rolled his eyes.

They are interrupted by an older woman who continues to question them in Spanish. In English she asks "Where is the "she wolf?"

"Of course it would be her" Chris sighed. "You know her dad?" Allison asked. Chris nodded, "She leads the Calaveras. A hunting family based in Mexico" he explained.

WOMAN

No tiene que ser tan duro. (I doesn't have to be that hard)

DEREK

No hablo Español. (I don't speak spanish)

WOMAN

Tu hablas muchos idiomas, Derek Hale. (You speak a lot of languages, Derek Hale)

She calls Derek "lobito" or "little wolf" and says she knows he won't talk but believes Peter will. She says Peter loves the sound of his own voice. He jokes that she should hear him sing. She cuts off his right finger and stabs the claw of the severed digit into the wooden floor.

"Now that was just plain rude!" Peter glared. "Serves you right" Talia mumbled, still upset about the whole Paige and Derek thing.

She says she'll only ask 9 more times and leaves. Scott is still pursuing the werecoyote through the woods and runs into Stiles who leads them to the coyote's den. Inside, they find Malia Tate's clothes as well as some toys and are convinced that she is the creature.

"You guys broke into my home" Malia growled. "What's she upset about? It's a stupid hole on a cliff side" Stiles whispered to Scott who shrugged.

Scott says by invading the den, they've guaranteed that Malia won't return because their scent is everywhere. Scott believes he could track her better if he transformed but says he can't due to his fear of losing control. He says since Derek hasn't responded to his texts they'll have to find someone else to help. Saying the den is a crime scene they call in Sheriff Stilinski.

"Smart move there boys" Noah said with a smile.

The Sheriff is incredulous that the coyote is actually a girl. Scott and Stiles spin a scenario whereby the accident that killed the Tate family was caused when Malia transformed while her mom was driving. Malia, wracked with guilt at the death of her family, runs off into the woods and becomes trapped inside the body of a coyote. This is all speculation on their part and not confirmed fact. The sheriff is again incredulous and says it's insane. Scott has a hallucination where he (transformed) has Malia laid over a rock and is about to slash her with his claws.

"Now that was insane" Stiles pointed out. Malia growled, baring her teeth.

Scott's Dad shows up with Mr. Tate. He seems angry and snaps at Scott that he'll talk to his mom about letting him run around the woods at night. Mr. Tate confirms that some of the clothing found in the den belonged to Malia. Agent McCall explains that's why he brought Tate to the scene, to gain confirmation. He also gets in an insult about how Stilinski can't close cases. McCall says they should do a little digging and they are sure to uncover something. Stilinski counters that the case is far more complicated and addresses him with a snide "Special Agent."

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