"If I've done it correctly," he said, "it should give the person back control long enough not to rip our throats out. Well, unless they're a psychopath who'd enjoy it anyway, then we're back to the 'shooting them' plan."

He exhaled, and glanced back at her. "I'm trying to find out if there's a pack running around, or just one unlucky person."

Thus, presumably, why he was out in the first place.