Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-27.110.167.87-20140205131646/@comment-19765459-20140207162206

27.110.167.87 wrote: I don't think it could be Stiles that pulled that stem out. Because why would he want the dark ninjas hunting him? Someone pulled the stem and if it was Stiles (or whatever spirit is now possessing him) that did it, he would be asking the Onis to hunt him down and try getting rid of him (assuming that he is the one that isn't himself.)

Deaton has been absent for the past few episodes. And I just really think he's always one step ahead with all of them. I agree that Deaton is the leading suspect. He likes to keep his plans to himself. But if releasing the Oni was deliberate, rather than an accident, he would have already known that they were not a real danger to Scott & Co. They would be searching for somebody who is possessed.

It should also be pointed out, Deaton does not seem to care very much about muggle casualties. Over the three seasons so far, he has often been willfully secretive even in situations where people are being killed because he seems to want Scott to figure things out on his own, and Deaton places a higher priority on that than on saving people's lives.