A deadly twist confronts the team when a highly evolved predator from the future stalks them.
Helen returns claiming to know the reason behind a recent spate of disappearances. She says a dangerous predator is amongst them, claiming its victims for food. This beast is unlike any other. It can move like lightning, remaining virtually invisible until the moment of attack. It is from the future.
Our team is pushed to its limits tracking this highly intelligent animal. At its lair they find a squirming nest of babies and the parent predator, desperate to protect its young, is close behind. A furious fight ensues between the team and the parent. With the creature finally dead, Helen makes a plea to save the babies. She wants to use them to find the future anomaly. Their homing instincts could lead the way.
Lester agrees stating that if they can locate the wormhole, then he can attempt to secure it. But first, the team must travel back to the Permian Era through the re-opened anomaly in the Forest of Dean. This is where the future predator came through and as Cutter soon discovers, its arrival was no accident.
Claudia is anxious about Cutter returning. He always warned of the potential dangers of interfering with the past but this time he feels they've got no choice. They can't just wait for whatever horrors the future anomaly might expel next.
Cutter and Helen's journey into the past is full of danger and treachery. What are Helen's real motivations for finding the future? There's no time to find out. The remaining parent of the screeching babies has suddenly appeared and is upon them. But this beast has clearly never encountered an ancient Gorgonopsid before. As the most powerful creatures from past and future battle it out, our team escape back into the present.
But the surprises don't end there. Helen has one final blow to deliver. She's returning to prehistoric times but this time, she doesn't want to go it alone. Secrets from the past are exposed in an explosive showdown. It seems their adventure into the Permian has had consequences that none of them could have ever imagined.
Adapted from the Primeval press pack
