A Killing Cold

Panicked, Trevor asks Theo what to do, and Theo tells him to stay while she gets help. Once away from Trevor, Theo contemplates trying to escape the compound, but she decides that she is unwilling to leave without Connor. She returns to the lodge, finds Connor with Rose, and privately tells Connor about the death. Trevor bursts in shortly after, publicly announcing Olena’s death, causing Irina to scream while Louise, Alexis, Paloma, Sebastian, and Nick gather around.

Magnus takes charge, directing Louise to take Irina upstairs; sending Trevor, Connor, and Nick to attend to Olena; and having Rose escort Theo to the study. In the study, Rose brings Theo overly sweet tea and discusses Liam’s affair with Mallory. Rose tells Theo that she discovered the affair through young Connor and filed for divorce shortly after. Rose reveals that the sheriff cannot come and that Connor and Daniel Vance went for the coroner instead. Convinced that Connor would not leave without telling her and afraid that he may be in danger, Theo decides to find him. She goes to the shed for the keys to an all-terrain vehicle and pockets Magnus’s hunting knife, discovering a deer carcass. Nick appears unexpectedly and calls Theo “Teddy.