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Episode 5 - Synopsis and gallery

Ferocious Pterosaurs swarm through an aerial anomaly.

Lester piles the pressure on Cutter, but Cutter has no neat solutions for the enigma of the anomalies. Claudia is stuck in the middle, torn between her head and her heart. Meanwhile, Connor moves onto Abby's sofa, and is sure it's only a matter of time before she succumbs to his charms. Unfortunately, despite their proclamations of a platonic friendship, she still has her eye on Stephen.

A murdered golfer is discovered and an anomaly in the sky poses a whole host of new problems. Soon they spot their aerial killer.  It’s a huge Pteranodon, with a wingspan of forty feet, which swoops straight for Connor. But as Special Forces aim to shoot, Cutter pushes the gun away, much to Claudia's frustration.

The Pteranodon escapes and the truth is revealed. Rex, the prehistoric pet kept by Abby was with Connor, his presence attracted the Pteranodon, and he's now lost somewhere in the hotel grounds.
Tensions between the team become strained. But thanks to Stephen, the Pteranodon is caught and tranquilized, but just before Claudia is knocked out by it's flailing wing. She wakes up in the medical unit terrified, to find she has temporarily lost her sight.

Deep in the undergrowth, Abby and Connor, searching Rex, come across a sinister sight. Surrounding a stripped carcass sit a pack of small, vicious Agnurognathus with razor sharp teeth. Scared for their lives, Abby and Connor are relieved when the Pterosaurs suddenly take off...

A savage Agnurognathus attack at the medical unit nearly kills Cutter and the blinded Claudia. Cutter escapes to make a vital call but behind him the building goes up in flames. Claudia only survives with help from an unlikely source.

Adapted from the Primeval press pack

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