On a paintball field at a luxurious vacation resort, a young man is stalked by something with a deep, low growl prowling through the undergrowth. And, finally, it leaps out. He thinks it's one of his friends playing a joke, but it is a creature of a ferocity beyond his wildest dreams. His screams echo through the wilderness.
Connor and Cutter show off the anomaly detector to a less-than-impressed Lester and Leek. A report comes in that there has been a creature attack, but the detector shows no sign of an anomaly, Cutter is puzzled by the detector's apparent failure, but he has no time to speculate as the team leaves to investigate.
Along the perimeter of the resort, the woods have been cordoned off by police investigating the paintballer attack. Valerie, the deputy manager of the resort, paces nervously. Jenny coaches her in what to tell the media, and Valerie is keen to evacuate the guests - but her management bosses will not let her. Cutter comes to the conclusion that the creature is some kind of large cat...