Wolves is about a parent who discovers her son is a bully. Liz is a loving mother and a seasoned officer of the Los Angeles Police Department. After dropping her son off at school, she is called to the scene where 14-year-old Adam is standing on the edge of a building. Liz approaches, and attempts to stop Adam from taking his own life. She gets through to him, but while talking, she discovers it is her own son who has bullied Adam to the brink of suicide. In this moment, Liz loses her grip on Adam. When Liz fails to save Adam, she grapples with her role in this tragedy and how to move forward with her son.