[theme song plays]
♪ Demons come from every side ♪
♪ In the darkness is the light ♪
♪ Out of the shadows of my life ♪
♪ In the darkness is the light ♪
♪ Surrender will win the fight ♪
♪ This girl's walked on fire and ice ♪
♪ But I come out ♪
♪ On the other side of paradise ♪
♪ Paradise ♪
[howling]
[Fi] Ever since the Brothers Grimm wrote "Little Red Riding Hood,"
wolves have gotten a bad rap from the media,
but the truth is they're a natural part of the ecosystem
and no threat to man.
But legend does tell of another kind of wolf,
one that's not natural at all,
one that only hunts in the dead of night, the werewolf.
Legend says that a werewolf has the intelligence of a human,
the ferocity of a wolf,
and can only be killed by a silver bullet through the heart.
But what if the heart belongs to somebody we love?
[guitar playing]
[Molly] Can you hit the "G" on the downbeat?
[Carey] Like this?
OK, that's better, but it's still off. Go back to the first chord progression.
[chuckles] Sixty-three.
OK, Clu, you've counted the number of girls in your dorm?
[laughing]
OK, well say hi to Ned and Irene for us.
Happy moving day. We miss you guys.
All right. Clu says bye, you guys.
-Bye, bro. -Bye, Clu.
-We miss you. -Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad!
OK, see you, dude. Bye.
Mm... Wait! Wait! Wait, go back, go back.
Whoa, Mom!
[tires screeching]
Whoa! I'm sorry. Is everybody OK?
[Fi] What happened?
I don't know. There was something in the road.
I don't think I hit it. Did I hit it? I don't think I did.
I don't think you hit it, Mom.
Looks like some animal killed it.
-[Fi] Guys, let me see. -No, no, honey, I don't think
you don't want to look at this.
If the guys can look, then I can look.
I don't want to look.
You know what? Guys, come on. Let's just go.
-Come on. Baby? -Yeah, Mom.
[Molly] Here's the B&B.
[Jack] Man, this place is in the middle of nowhere.
[knocking at door]
-Oh, hello. -Hi.
-Come on in. I'm Judy. -Oh, wow.
Hi, I'm Molly. We spoke on the phone.
Yes.
-This is my husband, Karl. -Hi.
I'm sorry about the whispering, but my daughter is asleep upstairs.
Oh, no, that's fine.
I just want to thank you for having us.
We're really looking forward to a little R&R.
-Well, let me show you to your rooms. -Great.
This way.
-[Jack] Hey, Fi, are you coming or what? -[Fi] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm coming.
Sleep well.
[howling]
[birds chirping]
[gasps]
Hi. My name's Laura.
[chuckles]
Gotcha.
[door shuts]
Hey, sweet pea. You doing OK?
Bill Johnson's coming by today.
-We'll be setting more leghold traps. -[Fi] Is that for wolves?
I thought I heard some howling last night.
The town's had a serious problem lately.
They mostly go for the chickens. Everybody's lost some.
Hey, Mr. Whittaker, OK if we hitch a ride into town?
[Fi] Hey, count me in!
Me too, me too. I want to go shopping with Fi!
You going to come, Mrs. P?
No, you know, I think I'll stay here and work on the song
while it's still fresh in my head.
[Karl] Let's giddy-up then. Train's leaving the station.
Are you boys up for helping me load supplies?
[Jack] Sure.
-Looks like Laura has a new best friend. -Yeah.
[vocalizing]
[squeaking]
Oh... I'm sorry, I was just listening.
It's lovely. What's it called?
I'm going to call it "The Rock," if I ever finish it that is.
It's for my dad.
I promised myself that I would play it for him,
and now I'm afraid he's not gonna like it.
-Is he the rock? -Yeah, but don't tell him.
[both chuckle]
Karl used to be like that, before Laura,
but since then he's got this... I don't know, this light, this open heart,
whenever she's around.
Well, I can see why. She's a wonderful girl.
We tried for years to have a child of our own,
and Laura kind of just... fell into our laps, I guess you could say.
She's a foundling.
You're lucky to have such a great kid.
Well, I guess I'd better let you get back to your work.
My mom says that I can wear big eyelashes and a blond wig if I want.
But not until I'm 34, that's what she said.
-How old are you? -Fourteen.
Does your mom let you wear fake eyelashes and a blond wig?
No, not yet.
I've got red fingernails, but these are pink.
I like the red, but I lost one, so I have to wear both colors sometimes.
Lost another one last night.
Judy and I can lend you some seed.
And Frank said he could let you have some hens,
so don't give up, Pete.
If one person in this community has a problem, then we all do.
Your dad's a great guy. You know that?
-Hey, Jack, can you come here a sec? -Yeah.
You were a Boy Scout, right? Now, are those wolf tracks?
No way. Too big. A wolf leaves a track like a dog, so...
-A bear? -No, it's too skinny.
So, what are they?
[Laura] Come on, you guys. Let's go.
[howling]
Thanks for letting me take a spin on your laptop.
No prob.
Oh, hey, look, I almost forgot to show you something.
What is it?
I don't know. I found it next to that rabbit your mom almost killed.
It could be from... from some kind of snake or something!
-[laughs] -Carey, let me see.
What's the matter?
Um, nothing. It's nothing.
-Good night. -Good night.
Good night, Laura.
Fi, I'm scared.
Can I stay with you for a while?
Um...
It's OK.
Are you scared of the wolf?
We're inside. Um, the wolf can't get us.
I'm scared of the wolf.
[growling]
[clucking]
[howling]
[rooster crows]
[Karl] She's a big one for naps.
So, how's the wolf situation been?
We lost another chicken last night.
Mr. Whittaker?
Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?
My mom mentioned that you weren't Laura's biological parents.
Did you know them?
Ten years ago, I found Laura in the woods when I was cutting logs.
-In the woods? -She was abandoned.
We contacted all the hospitals, took ads out in all the papers, and so on,
but nobody ever came to claim her.
Whoever they were, I'm forever in their debt.
She's a gift.
Excuse me.
[Casey] So you think Laura is eating the chickens?
I think she transforms herself first, Carey.
I can't believe you're even thinking about this.
People don't just transform. That's creature feature time.
OK, look, it says right here,
there's this guy, Daniel Dunlas Home, he transformed his body.
He'd go into a trance and get six inches taller.
And he did it in front of scientists, too.
OK, but getting taller isn't the same thing as turning into a werewolf.
But it's proof that bodies change. Shapeshift.
Well, so why didn't she turn into a werewolf when she was a baby?
I don't know. Maybe it happens when you get a little older.
If you're a werewolf, I mean.
Well, I guess that makes sense.
I mean, everyone's body goes through changes.
Like, I wasn't born with hair on my face, you know.
Well, you don't even have hair on your face now. [chuckles]
I hope you're right, but what if you're wrong?
You're willing to risk a little girl's life?
[computer beeping]
So, what do we do?
Wait till tonight.
[Fi] Laura?
Jack!
It's showtime.
It's 4:00 in the morning, Fiona. Are you nuts?
Laura's not in her room.
[groans] What?
[Carey] So, what are we going to do if we actually find the werewolf?
[Jack] There's no werewolf.
The fact is, there's some little girl running around outside with her PJs on.
And if you ask me, we should go back and tell the whole house
before she gets caught by a real wolf.
[Carey roars]
[Carey] Humorless.
Fi, you really believe this?
OK, we get our genes from our parents, right?
I've got Mom's eyes, you've got Dad's nose.
Maybe Laura... I don't know.
[Jack] Whatever. Ten minutes.
Ten more minutes, and if we can't find her,
we go back and tell the adults.
Will ya?
-Carey, stop! -Guys? I think I see her.
Laura?
What is it, Jack?
It's some sort of lean-to, or nest, or something.
Wait a second.
This is Laura's.
All right, that's it.
We go back. Now. Come on.
[growling]
Let's go.
Quick, run! Come on, Fiona!
Come on, guys.
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
[yelling indistinct]
I'm all right. Come on.
Get up! Run!
-I've got you. -[wolf panting]
Over this way!
Where is it?
[Fi] I hear it.
[Jack] It's over there.
[Carey] Come on!
[Fi] It's coming!
[Jack] The house is through here.
-Come on! -Go, you guys, go!
It's locked.
I thought you took the key!
It's too late. Get to the bus.
[yelling]
Somebody help!
[screaming]
[growling]
We're trapped.
[Carey] Where's a wooden stake when you need one?
[Jack] That's vampires.
Werewolves need silver bullets, right, Fiona?
Jack, that thing out there could be Laura.
That's not a little girl, and it's not a werewolf, OK?
I don't know what it is, but it's not a werewolf.
Hey, I know, why don't we ask it what it is after it rips our heads off.
What do you think?
All right, listen up.
I'll go to the front door and attract its attention.
You guys go out Fi's window in the back.
After that, I'll open the door, lure it inside,
then Fi, you come around and close the door on it.
Did you think that up just now?
Wait. You want us to lock it inside with you?
No, I'll bolt out the back.
Jack, you close the window on it. Oh, wait, after I jump out.
Right.
-Got it. -All right.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
Wait...
Why did I have to be the oldest?
[whimpers]
[yells]
I... I think I got its attention.
You guys ready?
Careful.
-[gasps] -What? What?
-We're set. -Fine.
[Carey] I'm opening the door.
Here, wolfie...
Wolfie?
[whistling] Wolf...
[wolf panting]
[yelling]
Come on. Quick! It's out.
Come on, my hand is caught! I can't get my hand out!
Come on, my hand.
Come on, we've got to get everybody up!
[Laura] Fi? Can you help me?
Laura?
Laura, is that you?
Laura?
I've been changing. I'm so scared.
I don't know what's happening to me.
You can't tell my mommy and daddy.
I've been keeping it a secret.
Only going out when they're asleep.
If they knew, they wouldn't love me anymore.
It's OK.
Fi, what are you...
Where's the wolf?
I found Laura. The wolf's gone.
It's all right. She's all right.
Are you guys all right?
What in the world did you think you were doing out there?
Wake me next time. You got it?
OK.
♪ The rock forged my spirit ♪
♪ The rock was my anchor ♪
♪ The rock held me fast Through the storms of my youth ♪
Hey, baby.
Is that the song you're writing for Grandpa?
I like it.
Hm...
Watching Karl and Laura together,
I don't know, it brought back a lot of memories.
I think, maybe, I understand your grandpa a little better...
if that's possible.
Mom, what if you had a friend, a friend with a terrible problem...
but that friend wanted to hide their problem...
would you tell her or his parents?
Could this person be hurt? I mean, is the problem life-threatening?
I guess it could be.
Well, then, there's absolutely no question.
You'd definitely have to tell the parents.
-Do you need my help? -No.
No, I'm OK. Thanks.
Mom?
I think Grandpa's gonna love your song.
Thank you all for coming.
I know this is a little strange, but Judy and I, we...
need your help.
See, our daughter, Laura, has a problem, a very serious problem
that may not have a cure.
Now, when we're done talking,
if you don't want to help us, we'll understand.
But if you will help,
we believe Laura can have a life, a good life, here in our community.
[all chattering]
Karl, Judy, Laura,
I'm sure I can speak for the rest of us here when I say
we'll do whatever we can to help.
Baby, what's going on?
I think Laura's family just got a little bit bigger.