"Then we catch the wolf that bit you and find out who bit them. They have to change back eventually. Same goes for when we have Patient Zero. Wait for them to take human shape and find out what we can."
Buffy could plan, but it was generally in the moment or on the job. She didn't have anything especially clever to offer up. A lot of her job was patrolling. It was the best she could think of.
"What do you think, Will? A location spell could make this go faster." If Buffy knew what she was asking of the recovering witch, she wouldn't have opened her mouth.