Despite Cat’s earlier claim that the wolf didn’t take her grandmother outside, she also insisted that the wolf wasn’t still in the house. Watching her contradictory statements unfold, I couldn’t help but feel utterly bewildered.

Was this not Little Red Riding Hood, but rather the boy who cried wolf?

For a moment, I wondered if this whole thing was just a wild goose chase—if there had never been a wolf at all. Just as I was about to dismiss the idea entirely, Ethan stepped in, asking a question that made me pause.

“If the wolf didn’t take her out by …