Joel and I went to the security center and watched the videos from overnight. Brett had stayed with Emily's family. He had not left their quarters, no surprise there. Joseph and the others stayed in a room for unmated wolves. One of them had been out checking out a different part of the den all night.

"The only thing they did that was questionable was take a bunch of food from the kitchen," the security chief told us. "We just assumed they were hungry, so we let it go."

"They're hoarding," Joel told me, "Alpha De Santos wouldn't let the impure eat with the pure. They had to scrounge for...