"Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been...
"So, the Walcott's were the first," Stiles said. "At least the first that we know about. Four murders. Sean, his brother, and their parents. They were killed by a professional assassin called The Mute. Weapon of choice, a military tomahawk. But then The Mute was killed by Peter Hale after he tried to blow up Derek with a claymore mine. Next was Demarco. He delivered a keg to the party at Lydia's lake house. And got decapitated outside his car. And then last night, 23-year-old Carrie Hudson." He finished, looking at our dad.
"It's a dead pool," Scott said. "A hit list of supernatural creatures." He gave the list to my dad. "This is only a part of it. The rest still has to be decoded."
"Who found this list?" Dad asked.
"Lydia." Stiles said.
"How?" Sheriff looked at me.
"She wrote it." I replied.
"Actually, she transcribed it. Without realizing it." Stiles said and I nod.
"Banshee?" Dad asked.
"Banshee." Stiles and I nod.
Dad nods. "Beautiful. Alright, what are these numbers next to the names?" He pointed to the list.
"We're getting to that," Stiles said. "First, you need to know that the code was broken with a cipher key."
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"Wait. You mean, like a... Like a key word?" Dad asked.
"It's actually a name." Stiles said.
"Allison." I whispered.
We all stayed quiet for a moment before Stiles spoke up.
"Her name broke a third of the list."
"And now we think there's two other cipher keys." Scott said.
"Which will give us the rest of the names." Dad murmured. "Okay. So how do we get the cipher keys?"
"Same way we got the code."
"Lydia," Scott said. "She's been out at the lake house all weekend trying to find the other key words. "
Dad nods, looking at the pictures of the people who were killed.
"You didn't know about Demarco or Carrie. Hmm?" He asked. "And what about these other two names on the list? Uh, Kayleen Bettcher and Elias Town. They werewolves too?"
"I don't know," Scott replied. "But Deaton said that the nemeton would draw supernatural creatures here."
"Here being Beacon Hills? Or Beacon County?" Dad asked. "The population of Beacon Hills is just under 30,000."
