Two actor performances in the style of a scene out of a movie.
In the war on terror, a bold new enemy has risen. Jackal and Ostrich are the codenames for a pair of bold terrorists that have attacked some of the most senstive targets in the Middle East, drawing international attention. But while their attacks have been bold, their motives have been less clear, with the top agents from many nations trying to figure out their next move, struggling to see what will become their most unexpected challenge yet.
Jackal has been in August's custody for a week, where the canine has refused to give any information on Ostrich's whereabouts. Things get worse when bad intel botches an operation leaving Cherry captured by the elusive Ostrich. With Len at the boiling point, desperate to rescue his hawk partner, he's been fighting the cool desk agent August for access at jackal, determined to get information out of him, not realizing August had been gathering valuable intel all this time.
Gabriel works at a newspaper conglomerate as an overworked but talented typesetter for the classified ads. Straight as an arrow, a bit OCD, but otherwise the Irish Setter is a good solid worker and a great guy to hang out with. Until he falls head over heels for a new mailworker, a siamese cat named Carlene. Swooning over her, he wracks his brain thinking of ways to win her over, until he comes across a personals ad *SHE* placed. Hatching a scheme to woo her, he replies as an alias, "Eduardo", and the two hit it off with written communication but soon starts mixing up his information with his alter ego as things proceed to real life work and dating encounters. Can Gabe keep all the balls juggling, or is it too late to come clean and hope for the best?
After being one of the first to reply to Carlene's ad that he created in the newspaper, Gabriel takes on the moniker 'Eduardo DeSalvva', and fabricates a backstory and some 'exciting' things that he would believe Carlene to enjoy. Carlene is inquisitive, and with every probe, Eduardo digs himself deeper and deeper into his fabrication, much to their mutual dismay.
When the drought runs too long, a village of coyotes grows desperate. An old coyote cry says a gift of silver and turquoise brought to the top of Arizuma mountain will bring skywater. Carol is the only adult without pups, so she reluctantly takes on the challenge to climb the mountain with the village's last riches. She understands little about the old magic she's tasked to summon, leaving her having to trust the absent-minded and disconnected ringtail who joins her on her journey.
Milton has learned he can't convince Caroline not to take her silver to the top of Arizuma mountain. So he figures if the world is going to end, he might as well tag along for it. That leaves the grounded Caroline with the silly ringtail in tow, a reluctant pair, but the only partner she has on the lonely mountain. This scene opens with the pair taking a rest, and Milton trying to liven up the mood by showing off his impressive tail-juggling.