Chapter 71

Chapter 71 is the seventh episode of Season 6: In Harm's Way of The Walking Dead.
==Plot==
On the way back inside, Clementine is ambushed and pulled into a comic shop by an unknown person. The person revealed to be Luke, who explains to her that he had followed them since they were captured, managing to sneak into the compound unseen. He goes on to state that he hasn't slept or eaten since they were taken, and is visibly pale and fatigued. He states that there are guards stationed all over the compound, watching all possible exits and holes they could use to escape. He then continues to mention the large herd of walkers nearby, and insists that they will eventually swarm the community, stating that it's bigger than any other herd Carver has had to face before. Luke then asks Clementine to get a walkie-talkie and meet him in the comic shop at about the same time the next day, intending to figure out the guard patrol schedules in order to pick the right opportunity to escape. He makes a clear point that they will not be able to simply shoot their way out of the compound, and that they'll have to plan the escape out thoroughly. Upon leaving the comic shop, Troy stops Clementine, demanding to know what she was doing inside. Clementine lies to him and says she was just checking out the comics. After a small exchange, Troy tells Clementine that Carver wishes to speak with her, and angrily tells her to go up to his office. Clementine arrives at the office just as Rebecca leaves, sobbing. Carver emerges, saying that she is a strong woman, but is surrounded by weak men, something he won't let his child be raised around. Carver then invites her to a chair and starts to explain his reasoning behind killing Reggie. He tells her that he liked Reggie, claiming that optimistic and light-hearted people like him are needed for morale, but that he was weak of both will and character. He states that Reggie has had a string of "screw-ups" recently, which have put the community in jeopardy multiple times. Carver explains that with the high risks involved with keeping a large group of people alive, incompetence and failure cannot be tolerated, as it has the potential to put everyone in danger. He goes on to state that killing one person in order to save many is one of the basic components of survival, but Clementine disagrees with his ideals. Carver claims that it is a decision that weak people are not able to make, and so it falls to the strong people– people like himself– to make the hard decisions in order to protect the weak. He explains that he and Clementine are much alike, noting Clementine's extraordinary resilience, courage and willpower. Clementine boldly states that she wishes Kenny had killed him back at the lodge and Carver praises her for her courage in telling him off, citing it as "all the proof" he needs. He proposes that Clementine already realizes the similarities between them, but isn't comfortable with them yet, believing that there is no way she would have survived as long otherwise. He recounts his first meeting with Clementine, telling her that while he knew she was scared, she was able to keep her nerve, impressing him. He states that the next generation of survivors need people like Clementine in order to survive. He refers to Clementine as a child raised "the right way," the way his child will be raised. He expresses that he has had worries about who he would hand off his legacy to, but now that Clementine is around, he no longer has anything to worry about. Clementine corrects him that it's Alvin's child and not his. Carver states that even if it was Alvin's, it's his now. Carver is then interrupted by a call from Tavia. She tells Carver that Troy backed into the loading bay door when they brought the group in, and that it is damaged so that it won't close all the way. She states that it isn't anything to be overly worried about, and advises Carver to have someone take a look at the door in order to repair it. In the middle of the conversation, Clementine eyes the microphone and PA system in his office, making note of it. Carver, annoyed over Troy's recklessness, tells Clementine to head back out to the pen, as it is almost time for supper.
Outside in the pen, the group is discussing how they can escape. Javier criticizes Kenny's plan, which consists of drawing the herd to the compound, and escaping in the middle of the ensuing chaos. Sandy, Nick, Carlos and Ryder agree that Kenny's idea is extremely impractical and could get everyone killed. Clementine is returned to the pen and joins in on the conversation, telling everyone that she ran into Luke and brings up Luke's plan of monitoring the guards to pick a time to escape. Rebecca says that Luke's plan is the one she votes for, as it's the safer and smarter alternative. Kenny argues against it, noting the amount of time that it could potentially take. Kenny goes back to his plan once more, stating that all they need is something that can make enough noise to draw the attention of the approaching herd. Sarita believes that Kenny's idea to get out may be the best, but agrees that using walkers as the catalyst makes her uneasy as well. Javier mentions the various speakers around the building, specifically the ones pointed towards the parking lot. Clementine mentions that she saw the controls in Carver's office. Rebecca further supports Clementine's claim, stating that it is all controlled within Carver's office. Mahiru questions her how she knows of this and Rebecca informs her that she used to make most of the announcements when she was previously part of the community. She notes that the outside speakers are turned off by default, but if someone could sneak into the office, they could enable them in order to draw the herd towards the store. Kenny states that it's perfect, and questions why Rebecca didn't bring this information up sooner. She says it's because it doesn't change anything; the safe and sensible option is still to get Luke the radio. Clementine questions what they should do regarding Omid and wonder if they should tell him. Sandy is confused as she had not been informed that Omid was alive. Kenny informs her that Omid is a guard here, but he wasn't the same Omid he used to be. Rebecca suggests asking him if he could help since he was their friend, however, Sandy believes it might be best to just leave Omid out of it, believing that he's with Carver now. Kenny focuses back on his plan and thinks they could grab a few guns from the armory during the walker siege, but Sandy chimes in and tells Kenny that his issue is never thinking plans through, and it's always been an issue with him. After a small amount of bickering, the group will come to the consensus that both plans can work together; Luke can use the radio to monitor both the movement of the herd and the guards, using the information to pick the right time to escape, and to pick the safest route through the herd. They start to discuss the next problem with the plan: it would be impossible to pass through a herd of walkers without getting themselves killed in the process. However, Paige reveals to them that it is possible to pass through the herd undetected. Paige tells them before she met Mahiru and Ryder, she was traveling by herself for a long time. She found herself trapped in a store with hundreds of walkers pouring in and after she killed dozens of them, she collapsed on the ground waiting for them to kill her. The walkers, however, ignored her and she later realized that it is because she was covered in blood and guts from killing walkers and came to the conclusion that walker guts act as a camouflage to hide scents and they could easily pass through the herd with that method. Rebecca and Javier dismiss the idea as 'crazy', refusing to believe that it would work. However, Clementine confirms that Paige is telling the truth since she's discovered it too; Lee used the same method in order to escape the Marsh House. Agreeing on the plan, the group then works to figure out how to access the stock-room in order to acquire a walkie-talkie. Sandy says that she has a plan for that, saying that they can use the winch that she lowered earlier in the yard to hoist someone up to the roof, where they can drop down into the stock-room from the skylights in order to grab a radio. Paige volunteers to go up and get it, however, as they try to use the winch it starts to break so Paige immediately jumps off of it. Realizing someone smaller can only use it, Clementine volunteers to do it in Paige's place. While Sandy, Rebecca, and Sarita are vocal about Clementine not doing it for the sake of her safety, Kenny states that Clementine is the only one who can do it. Javier and Kenny help Clementine onto the winch and begin to lift her onto the roof, but are interrupted by the guards returning to check on the survivors. They both let go of the rope so that they are not seen, forcing Clementine to grab onto a nearby ladder and climb the rest of the way herself.
==Credits==
*Sandy Warren
*Clementine
*Kenny Jones
*Luke Porter
*Nick Randall
*Carlos
*Rebecca
*Sarah
*Paige Hilker
*Mahiru Okumura
*Ryder Trevitt
*Sarita
*William Carver
*Troy
*Javier García
*Tavia (Voice Only)
*Howe's Hardware inhabitants
==Deaths==
*None
==Trivia==
*The trick of camouflaging yourself with walker guts to avoid detection is mentioned for the first time.
**The first time it was used was in Chapter 48 by Lee Everett.
*Javier officially joins the group by helping with the group's escape plan.