In the sixteenth century town of Dole, a proclamation was publicly read in the town square. It's contents gave permission for the people to track down and kill the werewolf, that had been terrorizing the village.

While walking through the forest, a group of peasants heard the screams of a small child accompanied by the howling of a wolf. When they arrived they saw a wounded child fighting off a monstrous creature whom they later identified as Gilles Garner. When a ten year old boy disappeared in the vicinity of Garrier's home, he was arrested and confessed to being a werewolf. He was then burned at the stake.