Once There Were Wolves

Inti attends a knitting party, and the pharmacy worker, old Mrs. Doyle, tells her about the area’s conservation efforts to rewild the Highlands. Inti is pleasantly surprised that some members of the community support her wolf project and understand the negative impact of an unbalanced ecosystem.

At the bar, Inti speaks with Lainey, hoping to learn more about Stuart’s last night. Lainey tells her that she told the police she picked Stuart up from jail and took him home. In reality, Stuart told her to drop him off at Duncan’s house. Lainey called Duncan to warn him that Stuart was on his way and knew about their affair.

Lainey tells Inti that she saw her bury Stuart’s body when she was driving home. She says that Inti was close to the road, and she knows the location of the body. Lainey is glad Stuart is dead but resents having Inti to thank for it. Inti thinks that Lainey has not turned her in because she suspects Duncan may have murdered Stuart.

It is fall, and Inti is anxious because the landscape is not showing signs of renewal. She fears that Red and the others will use this as an excuse to hunt the