The team is sent to northern India by Batman. They are there to investigate a report filed my Hamilton Hill, the mayor of Gotham City. While he was hunting in India he encountered a gun-toting ape. Before they leave, their leader unintentionally reveals the fact that he has been withholding information from them. Aqualad was talking to Batman, off to the side. Superboy eavesdropped on their conversation using his super hearing and got enraged when he heard Aqualad tell Batman that there may be a mole on the team.
The team splits up once they arrive in India, before Aqualad can issue any orders. The only one who sticks with him is Captain Marvel, who is there to chaperone the team of younger heroes. Robin and Kid Flash take off in one direction. Artemis and Miss Martian take off in another. Superboy wanted to hang with Miss Martian but she gets angry at him when he gets over protective and so he takes off on his own.
They all encounter wild beasts in the jungle that attack them. The beasts are under someone's control using a technology similar to what Superboy and Miss Martian encountered in Belle Reve in 1.11 (Terrors). Captain Marvel is captured and almost gets lobotomized by one of the two villains behind the animal attacks, the Brain. Monsieur Mallah and the Brain prove to not be ready for a fight with the young heroes. Instead they run away.
The heroes head for home after freeing all the animals from the control collars and hearing Aqualad out. He explains that the source of his information was Sportsmaster. He wasn't sure how reliable the source was. He doesn't know at this point that Sportsmaster is the father of Artemis. He also didn't want to let the mole, whoever it was, know that he knew. The rest of team decides that Aqualad should continue to be their leader. They head for home with one new companion: a giant white wolf that Superboy names Wolf.
This is not my favorite episode but the character moments in this one work quite well. I liked seeing how Aqualad dealt with the team coming apart at the seams.
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