[nods] This teenager goes out into the night and transforms. Whether it's a young man or young woman, they become a werewolf. A very large, very powerful werewolf the people of Gévaudan called the Beast. Every night it transforms, it remembers a little more of who it used to be.
It yearns for its identity. Its name. Not just the Beast of Gévaudan, but the man.
Argent
The Man of Gévaudan, who wants to live, too. He wants to exist. So, imagine that one night, the teenager goes out and transforms again. But when the Beast transforms back, the Man of Gévaudan stands there instead.
[Suddenly, he's overwhelmed with flashbacks cutting between Parrish being blown up by a bomb in Afghanistan and Scott, Allison and Stiles going into the ice baths for the surrogate sacrifice ritual in Season 3's "Alpha Pact"]
But Marie-Jeanne didn't do it alone. She was never alone. She had help from Henri, the Magistrate, the town... even Marcel. We need Parrish. I'm going to go find him.
Argent
Lydia, he's dangerous. He's still a shapeshifter. And one who's just beginning to understand his power.
Because it's my name as well. Marie-Jeanne never left Henri after the death of her brother. And their relationship became more than a partnership. They married, and she took his name.
If we don't stop Sebastien, she will die. He's not just coming for the pike. He's coming for anything that stands in his way. Right now, that's all of us.
[Argent gets into a defensive position as the Beast approaches]
You're the strategy, Parrish. You're the one in the fresco. Put there as a reminder that the Beast isn't unstoppable. Whoever painted it... They didn't see a guy with a gun facing down the Beast. They saw you. They saw a Hellhound.
We started an investigation, bringing in every available man to find the killers. But we weren't the only ones looking. Someone else wanted to know who had done this. Someone who wanted to find the killers more than we did. Someone angry... very angry. He came in broad daylight. Attacking in silence. They said he moved with impossible speed. His teeth as sharp as razors. He stood more than eight feet tall.
Chris Argent
Eight feet!
PPolice Captain
Small towns, big superstitions.
Chris Argent
What happened next?
PPolice Captain
It came at them with incredible strength. And what happened then, was desumano. They said his eyes glowed.
Chris Argent
Blue?
PPolice Captain
You've seen them?
Chris Argent
Up close.
PPolice Captain
So you believe it, too? You believe in werewolves?