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Working under the radar at Hank and Teresa Maitlin’s roadside diner, Eric tends bar and waits tables while Hank recovers from
a broken arm. Though Eric insists his stay will be brief, the couple grows fond of him, grateful for his kindness and work ethic.
Eric even finds himself drawn to a quiet young woman at the counter—Sally—sharing a few warm words before slipping
back into the kitchen.
Moments later, the diner’s front door opens, and Eric hears the unmistakable voice of Alamo Joe Rogan. Rogan questions Hank and
Teresa about Eric Cord, but the couple protects him, refusing to allow a search without a warrant. Forced to leave, Rogan reluctantly
backs down. Shaken, Hank and Teresa press Eric to explain why he is being hunted and offer their help–but Eric knows there
is nothing they can do. Rogan is too close, and Eric must move on before he endangers them.
Before he can leave, the rumble of motorcycles encircles the diner. A violent biker gang storms inside, immediately harassing Sally.
Eric steps out of the kitchen, unable to abandon the Maitlins. Outnumbered, he is beaten, tied, and thrown back into the kitchen–just
as the pentagram on his palm begins to throb, warning of the wolf’s approach.
Hank tries to stand his ground with a shotgun, but the gang’s leader, Mick, disarms him with brute force. Mick turns his attention back
to Sally, forcing her to dance for his amusement. Back in the kitchen, Eric burns through the ropes on a stovetop and seizes his chance.
He drags Mick face-first toward a burner, threatening to scorch him unless the gang backs off.
Mick calls his bluff. The bikers swarm, overpowering Eric once again. As they pin him down, planning to press his hand against the blazing
burner, they notice the pulsing pentagram glowing on his palm. Mistaking it for a tattoo, they ease off—mocking him instead. Dragging him
back into the bar, they cover him in ice cream, turning him into a grotesque human sundae.
With the gang distracted, Hank and Teresa attempt a desperate grab for the shotgun but fail. Two gang members haul Eric into the kitchen,
intent on drowning him in the sink. They don’t see the pentagram bleeding—the final signal that the wolf is coming.
Out front, Mick begins assaulting Sally. Then a scream tears through the diner. A biker’s body erupts through the kitchen door, thrown
with monstrous force. Panic ripples through the gang.
When they barged into Maitlins’ Diner, they ordered chaos and cruelty. Now, they are about to be served a plate of death.
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