Beauty and the Beast will close out 2013 a month early on Monday.

On the show's midseason finale (titled "Man or Beast?"), Vincent and Gabe will arrive at a crossroads in their relationship, finding themselves at odds over how to deal with Agent Reynolds.

And Vincent will find himself asking a rather pressing question: Is he more beast than man?

In the following exclusive clip, provided to TV Fanatic by The CW, we see Cat and Gabe's car race down the country road following an explosion at Tori's penthouse.

Get your first look at Beauty and the Beast Season 2 Episode 8 now:

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