Episode 5 of "Truth Seekers" kicks off with a thrilling heist, as Dr. Peter Toynbee, aided by the skilled eyes and hands of Dr. Robert Saunders, infiltrates a secretive laboratory. In a stealthy maneuver, he snatches that enigmatic page from the revered tome, the one whose very pages seemed to breathe with arcane power in the previous episode. As the echoes of his escape reverberate, a cryptic voice whispers of the book's authentic magical prowess, fueling Peter's resolve.
Clutching the page, Peter slips away from the facility, accompanied by a man named Terry, whose crimson eyes eerily mirror those of Richard. After depositing Terry in a vehicle, Peter presses a sinister button, triggering a ghastly explosion that reduces Terry to a gruesome spectacle of blood and shrapnel.
Meanwhile, back at Gus's abode, Astrid returns triumphant with fresh intelligence procured from a subscriber dubbed Jojo74. Armed with a chilling photograph of a colossal feline—a beast Elton estimates to be a formidable six feet tall—the group embarks on a perilous expedition to Bodwin, their quarry: the elusive giant cat.
While Astrid, Elton, and Gus venture forth, Helen and Richard find solace in each other's company, a bond forged amidst the chaos. Amidst the enveloping fog, the trio takes refuge in an abandoned café, its stillness shattered by ominous growls echoing from the darkness beyond. Elton's bizarre antics persist, as he inexplicably activates a dormant vending machine with a mere touch, revealing yet another oddity: a hidden door leading to a basement.
Down below, a tape recorder holds the key to the mysterious big cat's roars, but the ultimate revelation is far more absurd—the beast is but a cardboard cutout, a cruel tease. Just as the group begins to unravel the bizarre mystery, Jojo74 arrives, bearing warnings of an impending storm and casting aspersions on Smile, the enigmatic company they've found themselves entwined with. Her words strike a chord with Gus, who emerges from the encounter with a solved big cat case but a looming shadow of a much larger conundrum looming overhead.
