until Wallace accidentally sets the Bun-Vac to "BLOW," and his brain is fused with that of a rabbit, forcing Gromit to destroy the Mind-O-Matic. The transfer appears to have worked, as the rabbit shows no interest in vegetables. They name the rabbit Hutch and place him in a cage. That night, a giant rabbit devours many people's vegetables but Wallace and Gromit do not respond. During a town meeting the next day, the vicar, Edward Clement Hedges dramatically reveals the creature to be the legendary Were-Rabbit. Hunter Victor Quartermaine offers to shoot the creature, but Lady Tottington persuades the townsfolk to give Wallace and Gromit a second chance. Wallace devises a plan to lure the rabbit out by driving around the village at night with a life-size female rabbit strapped to their van. After dislodging the rabbit by driving through a tunnel, Wallace leaves Gromit in the van to go and retrieve it. While waiting, Gromit spots the real rabbit and gives chase through the village and a giant rabbit hole but is unsuccessful. Gromit follows the burrow and eventually resurfaces in the morning and is shocked to find himself in his garden. He follows a set of muddy footprints leading into the house and seemingly down to the basement. Wallace concludes that Hutch must be the suspect and rushes off to tell Lady Tottington that the beast has been caught. Gromit locks Hutch in a high-security cage. Gromit then sees the trail of footprints continues past the basement, up the stairs, and into Wallace's bedroom where he finds a pile of half-eaten vegetables inside, indicating that Wallace is the real culprit. Gromit rushes to Tottington Hall to prevent Wallace from transforming. But on their route home, they are cornered in the forest by Victor, who vies for Lady Tottington's affections and fortune. Wallace transforms into the Were-Rabbit under the full moon and flees. Now seeing the perfect chance to eliminate his rival, Victor obtains three "24-carrot" gold bullets from Hedges, to use against rabbit Wallace. On the day of the vegetable competition, Gromit reveals to Wallace that the experiment has swapped his and Hutch's personalities; the latter is now carrying his human traits and is the only one who can fix the Mind-O-Matic. Before Hutch can finish, Lady Tottington visits and informs Wallace of Victor's plan to shoot the were-rabbit; as the moon rises, Wallace begins to transform again