Episode 7 of Sweet Tooth season 3 opens with another glimpse into the past, this time focusing on Jepperd's fateful final game. Standing on the threshold of the field, Jepp braces himself for the challenge ahead, while the media watches skeptically, wondering if he can pull it off. But Jepp, exhausted and yet determined, knows that when the stakes are high and the end is nigh, you must dig deep and give it your all.
Back in the present, the insistent banging at the door interrupts Jepp's reverie, drawing him back to the present. Gus and Jepp reunite in a tense moment, Jepp's condition rough and shaky. Yet, he manages to reveal that Nuka had steered him in the right direction. His eyes land on Birdie, and recognition flickers across his face. In a flurry of words, he discloses that Singh has aligned himself with Zhang, betraying them all. With all signs pointing to the cave, Jepp fixes his gaze on Gus and commands, "Lead the way, Sweet Tooth."
Meanwhile, Wendy, Becky, Siana, and the rest huddle together, devising a plan to reclaim their Outpost and thwart Zhang's henchmen. They are aware that not everyone may return unscathed, but they grasp the significance of the clicker - the device that controls the wolf pups - as a crucial clue. Moreover, they must sabotage their vehicles, the Beast, to weaken their enemy's forces.
Elsewhere, Rosie and her sister, Ginger, engage in a heartfelt conversation. Ginger observes the similarity between Rosie's interactions with Tex and their mother's antagonistic behavior. After Tex departs, the sisters delve into their shared past. Rosie confesses the ultimatum she faced - to eliminate the wolf pups or face ostracization. Her love for her children was too strong to comply, and so she chose to leave the community, never looking back.Rosie firmly believed that returning and surrendering her freedom for a sense of security was the right choice. However, Ginger struggled with this logic, maintaining that Rosie's perception of safety was illusory. Meanwhile, Gus, Birdie, and Jepp pressed onward on their perilous journey to the cave.
As Gus stumbled across the tundra, a vision of a deer captivated his gaze. He followed its ethereal form into the darkness, ultimately arriving at the mouth of the cave. Birdie and Jepp, trailing closely behind, ventured inside with trepidation. Birdie's conscience gnawed at her, questioning the wisdom of seeking a cure for a world beyond redemption. Despite these doubts, they pressed onward.
Inside the cave, they discovered a precarious path across the icy terrain, requiring them to step delicately on scattered stones. The ice began to crack beneath their feet, testing their balance to the limit. With hearts in their throats, they managed to cross safely, though Jepp narrowly avoided a slippery fall. Unbeknownst to them, Zhang and his companions were stealthily trailing them from afar.
Deeper within the cave, Birdie and the others found a passage, but it led them through a frozen field of purple flowers. As long as the ice remained intact, they were safe from harm. But if it shattered, their journey would end abruptly. The pressure mounted as the ice began to melt beneath their feet, but they managed to scramble to safety on the other side before discovery.
Emerging from the cave, Gus beheld a magnificent tree with skeletal antler-like branches reaching skyward. Its grandeur was breathtaking, and as Gus touched the ancient remains, he sensed that this was the source of the Blood of the Earth. Thacker, a grisly corpse attached to the tree, was a part of this ancient entity. Gus believed that if he could extract Thacker, it would hold the key to curing the Sick.
Birdie hesitated, her doubts clouding her judgment, but as they deliberated on the optimal course of action, Zhang, Singh, and the others unexpectedly emerged, right at the core of the towering tree. Meanwhile, Wendy, Becky, and their companions banded together, determined to return to the Compound. They snatched the Clicker and set their sights on taming the pups and neutralizing Zhang's henchmen. Rosie unexpectedly encountered Becky amidst the chaos, who attempted to reason with her and dissuade her from her actions.
Unfortunately, her words fell on deaf ears, and as the situation appeared to be spiraling out of control, gunshots rang out across the compound. A deafening explosion rocked the facility, plunging it into darkness as the power abruptly failed... but their carefully laid plans were undone when Jordan and Rosie managed to get the Beast roaring to life and fled, heading straight for the cave.
Inside the cave, Jepp seemed resigned to sacrificing himself for Gus... but it was Birdie who leapt into the path of Adi Singh's blade first. She bore the knife's brutal blow meant for Gus, and he watched in utter horror as his mother's life slipped away, leaving him devastated and alone.
