The sixth episode of Yellowjackets' third season opens with Coach Scott awakening from slumber, his ankle marred by a brutal gash sustained during the violent attack. Nat enters, bearing sustenance, yet the reality of their existence strikes her deeply; this is hardly living. Scott, pleading with eyes filled with despair, urges her to end his suffering. Repeatedly, he implores her to grant him peace, but Nat remains unyielding in her resolve.
When persuasion fails, Scott employs a different tactic, revealing his dark secret—he burned the cabin with a twisted sense of glee. Yet, even this confession fails to sway her. Instead, it prompts a change in caregivers, as Nat, unable to continue nourishing him, passes the responsibility to Mari.
However, Scott's resolve hardens into a hunger strike, refusing all sustenance. The girls scramble for a solution, desperate to coax him back to eating. Amidst this turmoil, Nat's guilt gnaws at her, while Misty takes matters into her own hands, resorting to force-feeding Scott against his will.
Elsewhere, Lottie ventures into the forest, her heart heavy with the quest for answers. She beseeches "It" for guidance, but the silence of the woods offers little solace.
Back at camp, Nat's guilt blinds her to all else, leading her to make a harrowing decision. With a heart heavy with sorrow, she grants Coach Scott's final wish, plunging a knife into his chest. His final breath escapes in a whisper of gratitude, stunning Misty and the others. The group turns on Nat, installing Shauna as their makeshift leader in the aftermath.
Shauna assigns the grim task of disposing of Scott's remains to Nat alone, leaving her isolated in her duty. At dinner, Nat's wails pierce the night sky, echoed by a strange, guttural scream from the depths of the forest. The tension mounts until they are astounded by the unexpected arrival of two strangers, wandering into their camp as if from another world.
At the stroke of 2 am, Shauna trudges her way home, her mind a tangled web of sorrow and suspicion over Lottie's untimely demise. She is firmly convinced that Lottie's passing was not a natural one, but a grim act of murder. Overhearing her mother's harrowed whispers, Callie reaches into a drawer, pulling out a tape and pressing it into Shauna's trembling hands. Revealing that the tape, sealed in an envelope emblazoned with her name, had mysteriously appeared for her, Shauna is plunged into a chilling panic. Convinced their lives are in grave danger, she insists they seek refuge in a safe house, the recent incidents of the freezer and tampered brakes serving as damning evidence.
Sequestered in a hotel room, Shauna dials Van's number, filling her in on the eerie tape. Van, who happens to possess a DAT tape player somewhere amidst her cluttered belongings, readily agrees to assist. As she delves through her old treasures, her fingers brush against an antique phone, which suddenly rings out, its bell echoing ominously. Picking up, Shauna is greeted by a cacophony of static interspersed with Tai's desperate plea for help.
Outside, Shauna convenes with Van and Tai, the three of them crowding around to listen to the tape. Its contents are unmistakably menacing, but it's the realization that their every conversation has been meticulously recorded that sends Shauna into a tailspin of fear, prompting her to abruptly depart. Little does she know, it was Callie who had orchestrated this revelation, confronting her mother later, insisting that she deserves to know what lurks in the shadows.
Shauna, her voice tinged with urgency, cautions Callie to flee, warning her, "Before you do something you'll forever regret." Callie, eyes pleading, explains her desire to stay close, yet as she turns to leave, a hidden recorder is glimpsed, hinting at the possibility that this very conversation too was being captured.
Meanwhile, Misty leverages her connection at the police station, Karl, to investigate the "biological material" discovered beneath Lottie's fingernails. Agreeing to lend a helping hand, Karl sets out to unravel the mystery.
That serene afternoon, Misty was bestowed with a peculiar present by Walter—a chauffeur-driven limousine arrived, its trunk laden with a mysterious sack containing Lottie’s discarded refuse, meant as a token for her “esteemed sleuth.” Intrigued by a takeout container emblazoned with the name The Bamboo Garden, Misty’s curiosity led her straight to Lisa, a delivery worker whose bond with Lottie was once deep and evident.
Engaging Lisa in conversation, Misty pieced together the puzzle: Lottie had generously bestowed a whopping $50,000 as a tip, accompanied by an enigmatic envelope inscribed with the words, “I’m sorry.” Lisa unfurled the tale of Lottie’s struggle for redemption, thwarted by Shauna and their cohort who relentlessly pulled her back into the shadows she so desperately sought to flee. Furthermore, Lisa revealed that on the fateful day of her demise, Lottie had a poignant encounter with Tai outside a cozy café.
As nightfall enveloped the city, Misty received the eagerly awaited results from Karl, but the intricate data eluded her comprehension. Seeking clarity, she turned to Walter for his astute insight.
