Season 8: Fear The Stalkers

Season 8: Fear The Stalkers of The Walking Dead.
==Plot==
===="Chapter 92"====
The episode begins with the group and Arvo's group engaging each other in a gunfight. Clementine falls to the ground, dazed. Clementine looks around and sees Javier shot in the shoulder, who retreats to cover with Paige, Mahiru, Ryder, and Sarah. Arvo is seen trying to help his sister Natasha, who has been shot in the chest. She tells him to leave and save himself before she dies. Wilson, Sandy, and Kenny fire at each other while Brick, shot in the leg, fires at Luke and Omid, who are hiding behind a rock wall. Clementine then spots the baby laying and crying on the ground beside the corpse of his mother Rebecca, with bullets ricocheting off the ground extremely close to him. Clementine crawls toward the baby, but halts when she is almost shot by a stray bullet. Luke shouts at Clementine to get behind cover, as she is out in the open. However, Clementine races towards the baby, grabbing him and running back to Luke and Omid without being harmed. Luke says he didn't see the baby on the ground and thanks Clementine. Omid tells them that they can't just sit behind the wall and wait until the other group runs out of ammo. Luke tells Omid that if he can get to the side of the wall, he could get a good angle on the one that had been shot in the leg. Luke asks Omid to cover him while he runs to the other wall, to which he agrees. As Luke makes his way out, Omid fires at the remaining hostiles, however, Wilson comes out of cover and manages to shoot Luke in the leg as he runs behind the other wall. Luke falls but manages to shoot Brick in the head before he gets himself behind cover. As the remaining hostile continues to fire upon him, Kenny, surveying the area, notices a panicked Arvo hunched over his dead sister. In order to coerce Wilson out of cover, Kenny takes Arvo hostage, threatening to shoot him if Wilson does not comply. Wilson hesitantly stands and aims at Kenny, continuing to mutter threats towards him. In the midst of the stand-off, Natasha reanimates as a walker, as Arvo desperately attempts to escape Kenny's grasp to help her, not realizing she had reanimated. The now zombified Natasha begins to crawl towards Clementine before the child shoots her in the head. Arvo, in despair at seeing his sister shot by Clementine, finally manages to break free from Kenny's clutches and runs to his sister's corpse, breaking down in tears before glaring at Clementine. Wilson now fires at the vulnerable Kenny, who dives to the ground just in time to avoid the gunfire. Wilson then tries to approach Kenny to execute him, but he's suddenly tackled to the ground by Javier who manages to knock the gun out of his hand. Wilson curses at him and pulls out a knife and tries to attack Javier with it, but only manages to barely cut him before Javier grabs the knife and plunges it into Wilson's chest.
The rest of the group slowly emerges from cover, while Sarah frantically panics to herself, calling out for her dad. Mahiru attempts to calm her down, but she tunes her out. The group then gather around Rebecca's body, mourning her loss and promising to take care of her baby. Kenny, visibly irritated, walks over to Arvo and begins to hit him, but is stopped by Luke and Javier. Luke and Javier defend Arvo from Kenny, claiming that he is no longer a threat to them, to which Kenny disagrees, before pulling out his gun and angrily telling Javier to move out of the way. Sandy and Paige believe that Arvo still could be dangerous, but beating him to death isn't the right way to go about it. Sandy further adds that they should just knock him out and leave him here. Arvo condemns Sandy, calling her a murderer for shooting her sister. Sandy argues back that they attacked them. Kenny indicates his reaction as reason enough to execute him. As the group converses, Arvo tells the group that he has food and shelter and that he can take them there. Eventually, the argument is defused, and Kenny begrudgingly agrees to follow Arvo to shelter. Clementine goes over to Sarah to talk her out of her manic episode and to focus on what they need to do. Sarah snaps out of it and gets up without a word. Ryder questions if they should attempt to bury Rebecca, but Kenny says they don't have the time nor do they have any tools to help. Ryder decides to lay her body on the ground instead of letting her body stay slumped against the tire.
===="Chapter 93"====
On their way forward to the location Arvo had mentioned, Sandy talks with Clementine about her increasing concerns for Kenny's mental state. Sandy claims that Clementine is the only person in the group that Kenny truly trusts and that she will have to be the one to pull him back from this state if he continues to go down it. Clementine says she'll try. As the group continues on, Luke's leg gives out, which he claims is due to him putting too much weight on it. The group all agree to stop for a short while, but Arvo, seemingly lost in his thoughts, doesn't hear Kenny telling him to stop. Enraged once more, Kenny throws Arvo to the ground and continues to threaten him. Once again, Javier interrupts this argument and halts the conflict. Paige then gives Ryder the baby to look after while she helps tend to Luke's leg wound. After Paige has a short conversation with Luke about his and others' tendencies to get into fights, she asks Omid to keep pressure on Luke's wound while she goes to grab some bandages. Luke, now alone with Omid, proceeds to express heavy guilt regarding the rest of the cabin survivors, expressing disbelief that he and Sarah are the only ones left, and believing that the others had died in vain. Omid silents in silence for a moment before assuring him that he couldn't have done anything for his friends, but he insists that he could have done more for the group, and has to live with his decisions. Omid tells him that he can't live in the past and confides that for a long time he kept living in the past but is slowly starting to look more to the future and he should do the same. Paige eventually returns with a bandage for Luke. Mahiru comes over with some antibiotics and insists that Luke should take a few in case an infection sets in.
Sandy sits next to Ryder, who is comforting the baby. Sandy says he looks good with a baby in his arms. He laughs and says he's gonna adopt him. Ryder expresses his disbelief over everything that happened and is relieved that they were able to fend off Arvo's group. Sandy agrees and states that she wishes they had stayed behind at the observation deck for a few days, and maybe Rebecca would have still been alive. Ryder believes that Rebecca lost too much blood and the cold wasn't helping her in the first place. Ryder then asks her if she wants to hold him, but Sandy declines, saying she's not familiar with babies. Sandy looks over at Kenny and asks Ryder if he thinks Kenny might be dangerous. Ryder thinks that Kenny is overcome with a lot of grief right now, but believes his treatment of Arvo is becoming a bit unnecessary. Sandy tells him that his bandage needs to be cleaned, but is hesitant on doing it herself. Ryder looks over at Clementine, who is sitting next to Sarah, and calls her over. Ryder asks Clementine if she could change Kenny's bandage and clean it, saying there is rubbing alcohol in the bag. Clementine agrees to do so and goes to grab the medicine. Heading over to Kenny, the two discuss possible names for the baby, before ultimately agreeing on Alvin Jr., Kenny then notices the bottle of alcohol in Clementine's hands, and assures her that he is fine, and doesn't need his wound cleaned or bandaged. After some coaxing, Clementine manages to convince him to change his bandages. She successfully manages to take off the old bandage, sterilize the wound, and attach a clean bandage, during which they talk further about how Alvin Jr, and Kenny's own guilt over the demise of Alvin and Rebecca. Kenny reveals that he feels partially responsible for Alvin's death. Kenny says he wants to make things right for Rebecca and Alvin. Clementine tells him that they need him to be strong. After getting cleaned up, the group decides to continue on to the supply house.
===="Chapter 94"====
With dusk approaching and the weather getting colder, the group stumbles across an abandoned power station, and Kenny asks Arvo if it is the shelter he is taking them to. Arvo exclaims that the shelter is a church that itself is a few hours away, a detail that irritates Kenny, who claims that Arvo has been lying to them. Omid believes that it might be a good place to rest up for the night, since it's protected by fences. Kenny hands AJ to Clementine, while he volunteers to go down and check it out. Omid and Paige then offer to go with him. While the three are exploring, Clementine calms down AJ, who starts crying. Mahiru compliments her on how well she's handling it and says that he seems to like her. Clementine says he's cute, and Mahiru tells her that most babies are pretty ugly when they're born. Javier chimes in agreeing and saying they look like "little aliens." Sandy is adjusting Luke's bandages. Luke thanks her for the help, and she says it's not a problem. Ryder asks him how his leg is doing, and Luke tells him that it's still hurting pretty bad, but he thinks he'll make it. Ryder reminds him to keep taking some painkillers to help. Luke disagrees and says that they're already getting a bit low on them now, but Ryder assures him to take them anyway. Soon after, Kenny, Omid, and Paige return and call the rest of the group to get settled at the station.
The group later settle around a small fire, with Arvo tied up close by, and Sarah standing off on her own near the fence. Luke states that today is his birthday, which the group congratulates him on. Mahiru asks him how old he is and Luke tells her that he's been keeping up with the dates since it all started, and says that he is 27. Sandy reveals to him that he's four years older than her through the casual conversation. Luke confides in them that he feels much older than he is, and receives a humorous dismissal by Kenny, who is much older than he is. Javier takes out a special bottle of rum which he had been saving for a special occasion. Omid is surprised by the type of rum it is, saying that he never saw it while going through the alcoholic drinks back at Howe's. Javier jokingly states that he has his ways. Ryder says that Clementine ought to have a drink too, but Kenny says that she shouldn't. Sandy, however, tries to convince him to let her take a sip anyway, saying that she drank an entire bottle of tequila once when she was underage and turned out fine anyway, but Kenny is still adamant about it. Javier passes it to Luke and asks him to make a toast. Luke decides to toast the loved ones that the group has lost along the way, and to the hope that they may see them again one day. Afterward, Kenny volunteers to take the first watch with AJ, while Clementine tries to coax Sarah over to join them, but she still refuses. Paige believes that Sarah may just want some alone time to herself, noting that the gunfight seemed to have upset her even more than she was. Clementine decides to get up and walk over to Sarah to check on her and overhears Sarah talking to someone. Once she gets closer, she overhears Sarah having a conversation with her father. Clementine asks Sarah what she's doing, and Sarah dismisses what she was doing and said she was just standing around. Clementine asks her if she wants to join everyone by the fire, but Sarah says she wants to stay where she is and thanks her for asking. Clementine leaves her alone to rejoin the others and is immediately offered the bottle of rum by Sandy. Clementine coughs violently after drinking it, and says that it wasn't as bad as the whiskey she shared with Nick. Luke jokingly recalls hearing Nick mention that she took a sip of moonshine whiskey once. Sandy then notices Kenny was watching and shakes his head in disapproval. Sandy grabs the bottle back from Clementine to keep her out of trouble. She then gives Clementine the bottle to offer to Kenny, saying he needs it too. Clementine heads over to Kenny, and he lightly scolds her about that decision of drinking. He then apologizes for his harsh reactions to Clementine about the drink, before going on about Katjaa and Duck and that he didn't raise his son as he should have and that he wasn't always there when he needed him. He states that he used to believe that he enjoyed the time away from his family, but that he would do anything to have one more second with them. Kenny then vows that he won't make the same mistakes raising AJ, before asking Clementine to return to the fire. Clementine tells him that AJ might be cold, and he should relax for a second. Kenny gets up and decides to join the others by the fire again, with Clementine behind him. Luke starts talking about one time he and Nick got into a small bar fight with a group of guys. Luke says that it was sort of their fault in the first place, and they broke a few tables, and he had gotten his front tooth chipped by one of the bigger guys there. Ryder laughs, and asks what it was they were fighting with them about. Luke tells him it was about a sports team at the time, then it went into more self-degrading insults. Paige rolls her eyes and jokes about men. Mahiru states she's glad she doesn't have to deal with men in romance. Being on the topic of alcohol, Ryder questions Sandy about her first experience of drinking tequila, saying he was curious how and when she did it. The others agree that it sounds like she has an interesting story about it. Sandy tells them that when her parents were out to dinner, she snuck into their wine cabinet and opened a bottle of tequila, wanting to taste it after her mom told her not to. Clementine says that it sounded like she was a bad kid. Sandy laughs, and says she was, and in some way, still is. Sandy goes on by saying at the bottom of the bottle there were these "sugar crystals" and she got it in her head that she wanted to eat them, so she got the idea of smashing the bottle on her parent's dining room table. "The problem with glass when you're drunk... is they look a lot like sugar crystals." Sandy says to them. Luke confirms his suspicions and asks if she actually ate glass, and she says she did. Everyone laughs at the thought of her accidentally eating glass, to which she tells them all to "shut the fuck up" while laughing herself. She tells them that Meg came in and found her sitting on the ground, drunk and blood pouring out of her mouth. Sandy says that Meg called the paramedics and she had to get her stomach pumped, and she was grounded for weeks. Omid chuckles as he takes a swig of the rum. Kenny jokingly points out that this is the first time he's seen Omid smile or laugh in a long time. Omid shrugs and hands the bottle to Luke. Luke, while drinking some of the rum, says how long it's been since he's had a drink, remembering the last time he had one was with this girl back at Howe's, and it "ended up being a very nice night." Javier laughs and asks for some details about this "night," while Mahiru says they shouldn't be talking about that with Clementine around. Clementine says she knows what they're talking about, with Mahiru hoping she doesn't, while Sandy says she does, so she won't have to censor herself around her so much. Kenny mockingly asks her if this is what she calls "censoring" herself around her now. Curious, Ryder asks her if she does know what they're talking about, and Clementine assumes it is about "kissing." Sandy, Javier, Omid, and Ryder burst out laughing, thinking it's funny that she indeed has no clue what they're actually talking about. Luke lies, saying that she's right. Javier asks if he knew who the girl was, and Luke says it was actually Bonnie. He goes on saying they had dated for a bit but decided to break things off when he first mentioned to her about leaving Howe's. Once Sandy is handed the bottle again, she hands it to Kenny, saying that she noticed he never had a drink and urges him to just have one sip. Kenny indulges her and takes a sip, thanking her for it, but says that'll be enough for him, joking that he'll have to "drive them all home". Mahiru says it's nice that they're all just relaxing and having a good time for once, saying it's been a long time since she's seen this. Everyone else agrees, and Kenny says that once they get to Richmond, they'll have plenty more nights like this then. Kenny gets back up and says that he'll take the first watch while everyone else should get some sleep.
===="Chapter 95"====
By morning, the group continues on their way through the forest towards the shelter. Kenny, still bickering with Arvo, unknowingly walks past a walker lying dormant behind a rock, which gets up and attempts to attack him, sending both the walker and Kenny to the ground. Paige shoots the walker dead and saves Kenny, and Ryder expresses concern over the noise of the gunshot and the potential of drawing more walkers to their location. Luke says they should get moving, and not wait around to find out. Omid asks Arvo how much longer until they find his shelter, and Arvo tells him that it's not much further. After a short walk, Arvo leads them to the church. The church itself stands at the other end of a frozen lake, which the group is initially apprehensive to cross. Realizing that there are no nearby crossings, and at the insistence of Arvo that the ice is thick enough for them to cross over, the group decides to cross the lake, with Arvo volunteering to take the lead. Javier believes that it's pretty risky, citing the possible dangers if one of them falls through the ice. Sandy says that going across may be their only option, and suggests not huddling together, so it will be safer. Mahiru points out not to step on any dark spots in the ice, as it means it is thinner than the rest. Kenny and Javier go on ahead first with Arvo leading, with Javier holding onto AJ. Clementine and Sarah shortly follow them, with Sandy, Omid, Mahiru, and Ryder behind them. Luke and Paige then start making their way across. Soon after, a small group of walkers appears behind them, presumably drawn from the sound of the earlier gunshot, and the group notices them as they also begin to tread across the lake. As clusters of walkers begin to fall through the ice, the group pauses in panic. Arvo, seeing an opportunity while the group is distracted, begins to desperately run towards land, while an angered Kenny follows suit. Javier, noticing the scuffle, chases after the two, believing Kenny will hurt him. Arvo crosses a weak spot and plunges into the icy water, struggling to get back out. Kenny catches up to him and pulls him out, and the two, along with Javier holding the baby, make it to the other side.
The remainder of the group, seeing that the rest have made it safely across, begin to continue along the ice. Clementine stays behind and urges Sarah to keep going while trying to make sure everyone else gets across safely. Omid and Mahiru make it past some of the uncertain patches of ice and soon join the rest on land. Clementine waits for everyone else to catch up and Sandy tells her she needs to go ahead and get across. However, they both hear the sound of ice cracking behind them, and turn to see Luke standing over a severely cracked patch of ice. Frozen in fear, Luke looks up at the two of them. Paige and Ryder carefully walk back over to try and guide Luke. Luke says he can make it and he just needs to go slow. Paige warns him of his leg and that he needs help and attempts to walk over to him until he tells her to stay back. After moving too swiftly, the ice begins to break, sending Luke's injured leg into the water. Paige, now excessively worried, calls out to him, but Luke continues to insist that he can pull himself out of the water. Sandy alerts them that the walkers are getting closer and that they need shoot the ones getting too close. Luke tries to pull his leg out slowly while Paige makes her way toward him. Ryder tells Paige that they need to wait and too much pressure on the ice will cause it to collapse, however, Paige tells him that she can't just stand there and not do anything. Sandy slowly makes her way closer to them as well, saying that in case something happens, they'll have to be close and act fast. Ryder pleads with her to be careful. Once Paige finally reaches Luke, the ice gives way and both of them fall into the freezing water. Sandy rushes over to the cracked ice to try and pull them both out, managing to grab Luke's hand. Ryder makes his way over and helps Sandy grab Luke, while Clementine continues to shoot the walkers. Luke lets go and says he needs to find Paige before diving under the water. Sandy attempts to go in the water as well to help, but Ryder holds her back. Luke comes back up from the water with Paige, and the two of them pull them back up. Sandy yells from across the lake to the others to get in that church and start a fire quickly, before Luke and Paige freeze to death.
===="Chapter 96"====
Kenny rams the doors to the church open, with Sandy exclaiming that they must get a fire started to prevent Luke and Paige from freezing to death. Sandy, Mahiru, and Ryder immediately scavenge around the church for materials to burn as Omid and Javier empty the fireplace in the back room. Clementine holds on to AJ as everyone quickly tries to find blankets for Luke and Paige. Javier expresses his disbelief at how bad things turned out. Kenny proceeds to angrily blame Arvo for the incident. Arvo, now pushed to his breaking point from all of the abuse, curses Kenny. Kenny violently rushes towards Arvo, beating him severely while roaring insults at the Russian. Sarah screams and runs out of the room, while Clementine and Javier tell Kenny to stop. Javier grabs Kenny to pull him away from Arvo, resulting in Kenny punching him in the face. Kenny reels back, shocked by what he did.
Sandy, Mahiru, and Ryder return to the room with some firewood and a bag of supplies that Sandy is shown to be holding. Sandy reveals to everyone that Arvo wasn't lying about the supplies and chastises Kenny for beating him to near death. Kenny calls Sandy out for resorting to violence in the past with little consideration for the people she hurt or killed, which Sandy retorts by saying they were either trying to kill her or people she cared about and accuses Kenny of becoming unhinged, believing it's only a matter of time before he does something even worse. Omid whistles loudly to stop them from bickering and asks for some help in finding matches, a lighter, or something to ignite a spark in the fire. Ryder reaches into his pocket and pulls out a lighter, saying it belonged to his family. After the fire is successfully lit, Luke and Paige huddle around the fire, barely able to speak due to the extreme cold they are experiencing. Kenny then proceeds to tie Arvo up while everyone sits down to rest. Sarah walks back in, seemingly less upset than she was, and calmly says the church reminds her a bit of the cabin and wonders if they're going to stay here. Mahiru tells her they will for a bit at least.
===="Chapter 97"====
Upon waking up, Clementine sees Javier tending to Arvo's wounds and asking if he was alright, while Sandy joins her and offers her some food. Omid walks over to Javier and asks why he's bothering talking to him, considering he doesn't seem to want much to do with anyone. Javier tells him that he just feels sorry for him. Omid, however, believes they shouldn't offer him much sympathy since he and his group tried to rob them. Javier understands that Arvo is not completely innocent, but reminds him that Arvo is still just a kid. Omid states that kids don't get to be kids anymore and he should be treated like an adult. Sandy talks to Clementine about the events that happened and wonders if it was a good idea to follow Arvo to the church, noting that while they do have some supplies, it is limited and has nothing for AJ to eat. Clementine asks if he has anything left that he can eat, and Sandy informs her that there isn't much formula left and they'll need to figure out what to do next before they run out. The two of them then discuss Kenny, as Sandy argues that he is becoming a very clear and present threat to the group. She claims that he is going down a dark path, and draws parallels between him and Carver. She ominously states that while they may have known him for a long time, they'll have to decide how much it is worth in the very near future. AJ begins to cry and Clementine comforts him, giving him some baby formula. Kenny walks in from outside with a smile on his face. He tells everyone to come with him outside and that he discovered something really special.
Once everyone gathers outside, Kenny shows them all a large van parked outside. He tells them that the van is in good condition and just needs tuning up and it should run. Ryder is extremely ecstatic about the van, pointing out that it'll have plenty of room for everyone to ride in comfort to Richmond. Luke and Paige walk outside, mostly recovered from their fall into the icy waters, and are enthusiastic about the discovery. Javier opens the back of the van and finds a few mattresses sitting in the back. Mahiru is skeptical about why there are mattresses in the back, but Kenny assures her that people were most likely living in here since there were a few empty food cans in there as well. Omid questions Kenny if he can fix it, and Kenny tells him that he used to work on cars a lot throughout his life and can certainly get it back running. Luke begins to shiver and says he needs to get back in by the fire for a bit longer. Kenny asks Luke to do him a favor and to lock Arvo in one of the rooms so he can't do anything, which annoys Javier. Omid instead volunteers to do it, telling Luke to just go in and sit by the fire. He also tells Paige she should do the same, but Paige says she's doing better now. Kenny tells everyone they should just go inside and rest up a bit while he tries to get the van working. Javier goes to Kenny and asks him about Arvo, which Kenny annoyingly states that they will leave him behind. Javier argues with Kenny, expressing concern over the possibility of him dying by himself, and that he knows the area and could be a potential help to them. No one else chimes in, realizing that Arvo may be an issue. Luke decides to speak up and agrees with Javier that it's cruel to just leave him by himself. Sandy says they could leave him one bottle of water and a can of food and let him fend for himself, adding that they would be giving him more of a chance than he or his former group would have given them. Omid suddenly returns and tells everyone that Arvo is gone and he can't find him. Kenny sarcastically asks Javier if he thinks Arvo is "just a kid" still before running back inside. Everyone draws their weapons in case Arvo is armed and waiting to ambush them, when Clementine notices that Sarah is not with them either. Realizing the stakes are higher now, everyone frantically starts to search for Arvo and Sarah. Mahiru searches the back hallways, opens the closet, and her face sinks in horror. Sarah is inside, holding a knife, covered in blood, sitting next to Arvo's dead body. "Don't worry. My dad said he couldn't be trusted so I took care of it." Sarah says to Mahiru.
===="Chapter 98"====
After the closet is cleaned out and Arvo's body is taken care of, the group is discussing what they're going to do with Sarah. When Mahiru says that she didn't even know what she did, she locked her away in a separate room. Sandy believes that Sarah's inability to recognize what she did makes her incredibly dangerous. Clementine speaks up and tells the group when they were resting at the power station, she overheard Sarah talking to Carlos, but stopped once she got closer to her. Mahiru confirms that Sarah did say that her dad told her to kill Arvo. Paige agrees that Sarah is incredibly dangerous if she's hearing the voice of her dad and coldly murdering someone without realizing it. Luke, who is attempting to protect Sarah, says she's just a kid, and Sandy emphasizes that she is a kid who doesn't understand murder. Omid says if this would have happened in the time when there were not walkers, she would have been placed in therapy for at least twenty years, and she maybe wouldn't even be cured. Ryder asks what Omid is suggesting, and he says "what needs to be done". Luke starts to yell and asks if they want to kill a little girl and Omid becomes silent. Javier asks Omid if he's serious, and Omid says he is. Paige agrees with Omid, adding that Sarah is a ticking time bomb and it's only a matter of time when "Carlos" wants her to kill someone else. Luke immediately yells that killing her isn't an option and suggests they just keep a close eye on her. Luke reminds everyone how much Sarah has been through and that she's still a kid. Sandy curtly mentions that she had to shoot her sister when she turned and never heard voices telling her to murder during her time of grief. Luke retorts that Sarah isn't like her. Kenny finally speaks up and apologizes to Luke, but he agrees with the idea of executing her. Kenny reminds him that they're gonna be confined in a tight space with her once he gets the van running and it would be a bad idea for everyone to sleep with one eye open around her, not to mention her being around AJ. Luke isn't going to listen to the conversation any longer and leaves. Javier breaks the silence asking if everyone thinks it's the right decision to make, agreeing with Luke that Sarah being a child makes it a lot harder to comprehend. Mahiru says that Sarah's age doesn't really matter, and they don't know when she's going to snap again. Omid then asks if there are any in the group who would be able to do the deed. Paige speaks up and says she could do it. Javier expresses his surprise with how quickly she volunteered, which she annoyingly says that someone has to do it. Kenny says they don't have to make a decision right away and they could rest on it. Ryder says he left some food in the room with Sarah and the door was locked behind him when he left, so they do have some time. Kenny leaves to continue working on the van and reminds everyone not to go near Sarah.
As night falls, Sandy lies under a blanket in the corner of the church when Ryder comes to join her. Ryder tells her that the walkers that followed them to the frozen lake are gone and they haven't seen anymore all day. Sandy suddenly changes the topic to Sarah, about what they're going to do with her. Ryder is unsure of what to do and confides that he doesn't want to contribute to making the decision. Ryder realizes that she's dangerous and can't be around other people in her current condition, but isn't sure about killing her. Sandy understands his feelings and says it feels wrong to decide on her fate, but then she thinks of Clementine and AJ and wants to protect them from something Sarah might do. Ryder wraps his arm around her and says they'll figure it out tomorrow and they should just try to get some rest. Clementine and Kenny are working on the van outside. Kenny gives Clementine the keys and sits her in the driver's seat while he works under the hood. Whilst working, Kenny implies his personal opinion of Sarah needing to be executed, which Clementine is silent about the topic. After telling Clementine to turn the ignition, which fails to start, Kenny expresses his hopes regarding Richmond and continues working. After failing to start the truck a second time, Kenny gets angered, claiming that they are running out of time, and that they need to continue moving in order to keep AJ alive. Kenny asks Clementine what she would do if she had to decide what to do with Sarah. Clementine says she doesn't know but realizes that Sarah is indeed dangerous. Kenny then sends Clementine back inside to get some sleep while he stays outside to work on the van. Paige sits next to Luke, who is sitting by the fireplace, and asks him how he's doing. Luke says he doesn't feel like talking. Paige apologizes to him for what he's going through now, knowing that Sarah is a friend of his and was part of his group before she met them. She continues by saying if Mahiru or Ryder had done something similar, she would fight for them just as hard, and she would fight for him too. Luke thanks her and confides in her that he knows Sarah is dangerous and she can't be around any of them, but just doesn't know if killing her is the only thing they can do. Luke says he had thought about just leaving her locked in there with some food and water and only unlocking it after they got the van started to leave her behind. Paige believes that idea might be a crueler fate than just simply executing her. Paige assures him that they can all talk about it more in the morning and urges him to go get some sleep. Meanwhile, in the dead of night, Clementine quietly gets up from her bed. She slowly walks down the hallway to the closet and unlocks the door. She opens the door and sees Sarah, sitting in the corner and looking at her feet. Sarah slowly looks up to Clementine and asks her if she's scared of her too. Clementine tells her she isn't scared of her and just wants to help her. Sarah tells her that she can't help her, but Clementine insists that she can and asks Sarah if she wants her to help her. Sarah doesn't answer, but then mutters the word "yes." Suddenly, everyone is awoken by the sound of a gunshot. Everyone assembles in the hallway in front of Sarah's room, where they see Clementine crying holding her gun. Everyone is shocked upon the discovery. Luke angrily chastises Clementine for killing Sarah, while Sandy attempts to console Clementine. Kenny rushes in and is just as shocked as everyone else upon the discovery. Clementine says she had to do it and Sarah gave her permission to help her. Eventually, Sarah is buried outside of the church as everyone stands in mourning. Luke talks privately with Sandy, Paige, and Omid, asking them if they think Clementine is just as dangerous as Sarah was. Sandy angrily tells him that Clementine isn't hearing voices and that someone had to do this, believing that she herself should have done it instead. Paige agrees and reminds Luke that he agreed Sarah was mentally unstable and couldn't be around other people. Omid tells Luke that as unfortunate as it is, Sarah isn't a problem anymore and she didn't die suffering. Everyone converses with each other as two living survivors in the woods are talking about what they should do with the group. One informs the other that they're going to keep an eye on them.
===="Chapter 99"====
Everyone sits inside the church, eating and taking a moment for themselves after the death of Sarah. Clementine sits by herself, visibly upset over what she had to do. Luke goes over to Clementine to make small talk with her in an attempt to comfort her. Luke proceeds to express heavy guilt regarding the rest of the cabin survivors, expressing disbelief that he is the only one left, and believing that the others had died in vain. He insists that he could have done more for the group, and has to live with his decisions, and sympathizes that she also has to do the same with her own. Luke tells Clementine he doesn't blame her for what she did and knows it had to be done, and also apologizes for antagonizing her over the decision. Clementine says that Sarah was her friend, but she knew she was a threat to everyone the way she was. Javier questions if they should have buried Arvo as they did with Sarah, but Omid believes it would be a waste of energy for everyone and they should only bury the people they cared about. Javier sympathizes with Arvo's situation, however, Paige reminds him that he would have robbed them blind had they not fought back. Mahiru, while feeding AJ baby formula, agrees with her, adding that Arvo was not one of them, but Sarah was. Ryder notices that Kenny is still outside working on the van and questions whether or not they should get him to join them for a minute, but Sandy says the van is all he has on his mind right now.
Outside, Kenny tinkers with the van's engine trying to get it to start up. Kenny enters the driver's seat to ignite the engine, and to his excitement, the car starts up. As Kenny exits the car, a walker emerges from behind the truck to attack him, along with several other walkers making their way out of the woods. Everyone rushes outside due to the sound of the engine starting and noticing the walkers. Paige urges everyone not to use guns to prevent any stragglers from showing up. Luke tells Clementine to wait inside and everyone starts taking out the walkers. Kenny wonders if they were part of the herd chasing them earlier. As Ryder takes out a walker, another stumbles upon him and pulls him down, causing him to scream. Everyone rushes to Ryder, and as Mahiru dispatches the walker, he informs them that he wasn't bitten, but it had ripped his shirt. Sandy playfully states that he should be more careful. Ryder returns her playful comment that he was too distracted by her to notice. Kenny quickly returns to the van and turns the engine off and excitedly tells everyone to get their stuff so they can start driving. Mahiru asks Kenny if they could instead stay the rest of the night, mentioning that he should get some sleep himself. Kenny is hesitant about the suggestion, saying that the van is their only chance of getting to Richmond. Sandy debates how long it's been since Kenny actually has gotten sleep since Howe's and insists they just sleep for the rest of the night, noting that he can take the keys to the van inside with him in case he gets paranoid about something happening to it. Omid then makes a reference to when their boat was stolen and leaving it unattended and wonders if they should take that chance again. Sandy flippantly says that unless cancer patients show up out of the woods that know how to hotwire a vehicle, it should be fine. Kenny ultimately decides he'll agree to rest, but urges everyone to be up bright and early to get going. Everyone goes back inside to sleep, except for Clementine, who cries over executing Sarah. Ryder wakes up and quietly gets up to avoid waking Sandy and goes outside. Ryder continues on into the woods and stops to lean against a tree and watch the stars. Ryder is then suddenly knocked unconscious by someone and is dragged away.
Ryder wakes up and sees blurry faces and a fire. "We were wondering when you would finally wake up," a man says to Ryder. He introduces himself as Charlie, the leader of his group he calls "The Stalkers." He jokes and says that he knows the name is unoriginal, but it works for them. They have Ryder tied to a pole. Charlie tells Ryder that the world is an ugly place now and people have to do ugly things to survive. He says he just hopes Ryder understands that nothing is personal and they would have captured anyone. Charlie says that at the end of the day no matter how much they hate all this ugly business, a man's gotta eat. Ryder is then shown to be missing his left leg, amputated about at the knee. He begins panicking out of shock. Charlie takes a bite of Ryder's cooked leg right in front of him. "If it makes you feel any better, you taste much better than we thought you would," Charlie says. The Stalkers feast on Ryder's leg, now roasting on a spit.
===="Chapter 100"====
As Charlie continues to calmly speak to Ryder, while the rest of the Stalkers continue feasting on Ryder's cooked leg. Ryder becomes more and more visibly distressed. Charlie talks about the tastes of different humans and how women usually taste much better but were unable to get one of the women at the time. Finally, Ryder begins chuckling, then breaks into a laugh as Charlie tries to chastise him for not listening. The rest of the group comes over, with Shelia commenting that Ryder has "lost it". Ryder then calls them a bunch of idiots. Charlie says that there's no need to sink to insults; they can still be civil about this whole thing, honestly believing he isn't crazy. Ryder asks if they think he's stupid, and why he would go into the forest alone. Ryder pulls his shirt down, revealing a bite wound on his shoulder, and laughing as he explains that he has been bitten and is, therefore "tainted meat". As the members of his group react in horror and vomit, Charlie angrily kicks Ryder into unconsciousness, while explaining that they will be fine - because they "cooked him". Greg frantically wants to cut his own tongue out, but Theo says it's useless and doesn't make sense. He says that you can't cut out your stomach. John agrees with Charlie that the meat isn't infected because they cooked it. Darius then asks what they should do with Ryder.
Kenny goes outside to check on the van to make sure the engine is still ready to go and to sit and contemplate things. Sandy immediately runs outside with a frantic look on her face as she walks around searching for something. Sandy then yells out Ryder's name, which awakens everyone else in the church. Kenny exits the van and asks her what's going on, and she frantically reveals that Ryder is missing and she can't find him. Paige and Mahiru are stunned and equally worried over Ryder's disappearance. Javier asks Sandy if she remembers Ryder getting up during the night at all, but, she doesn't. They start to immediately search the area for Ryder. Sandy runs into the forest, screaming Ryder's name. Javier attempts to stop her, but, it's in vain. Kenny suggests they should follow Sandy and search the woods, asking Omid and Clementine to stay behind and watch over the van and AJ. As everyone searches the woods, Sandy continuously calls out Ryder's name. Luke tells her that they'll find him and suggests maybe he went to urinate and a few walkers made him run in a different direction. Sandy says she knew this was going to happen and wishes she never had agreed to enter a relationship with him. Luke is confused by what she means, and she tells him that he made her care about him and now she feels completely helpless. Paige and Mahiru overhear and Mahiru tells Sandy that Ryder liked her a lot and she shouldn't feel guilty for wanting to experience a connection. Paige tells Mahiru not to say "liked" in the past tense, saying that she doesn't believe Ryder is dead and knows they'll find him. Omid and Clementine stand outside the church close to the van and look around in case Ryder shows back up. Omid asks Clementine if she's alright, after what happened with Sarah. Clementine says yes, and goes silent. Omid notices her hesitance talking to him, and asks her if she's not comfortable around him anymore. Clementine tells him that she knows he doesn't really like her so she's just trying not to talk to him much. Omid says that he doesn't dislike her and for a long time, he blamed her for what happened to Christa but recently realized that his contempt and anger were misguided. Omid tells her that he isn't mad at her anymore and apologizes to her for being cold and for blaming her. Clementine, however, says it was her fault and Christa wouldn't be dead if she didn't leave her gun behind on the bathroom sink. Omid points out she was just a kid, and still is a kid now, and he believes that the bandit would have found a way to hurt Christa or someone else regardless. Omid pats her head and says he just wanted her to know that and tells her she should go inside to get by the fire and he'll stay on watch.
Several hours pass and everyone returns to the church, unable to locate Ryder. Kenny believes that if Ryder doesn't show up soon, they may have to leave, which angers Sandy, who goes outside for some air. Paige and Mahiru argue with Kenny that they can't leave him behind, and Kenny says he doesn't want to leave Ryder behind either, but is trying to think about the baby and reminds everyone that they're running out of formula. Outside, Sandy hears something. She calls out for Ryder, but, he isn't there, but, she suspects that they're being watched and goes inside to tell everyone. Luke asks if it was a walker, but, Sandy says walkers don't run. Everyone then hears a loud whistle from outside. Javier looks out the window and says someone has been left lying on the ground. Kenny, Luke, and Javier rush out to discover Ryder laying on the ground, missing his leg. Sandy rushes out, demanding to see him, but Luke holds her back. Sandy punches Luke in the face to get to Ryder and is horrified to see him missing his leg. The Stalkers fire a gunshot at them, and Kenny blindly starts shooting into the trees, telling everyone to get Ryder inside quickly. Inside the church, Ryder regains consciousness and reveals that the survivors that took him call themselves "The Stalkers" and are responsible for his missing leg. However, he can only provide vague details on their location. Sandy asks Paige if they have anything that might ease his pain, but Ryder tells them not to waste any medical supplies on him, and he reveals his bite to the group. Sandy asks him why he didn't tell her or anyone else, and he says he didn't want her to have to see him turn. After processing this information, Omid suggests taking Ryder to the couch in the backroom to rest on, asking for Javier to help him carry Ryder in there. Paige looks out the window to look for the rest of the Stalkers and notices that they only fired one shot toward the church. Luke asks her why that information matters, and she says that they're toying with them and they aren't going to kill them, otherwise they lose what they're after; food. Kenny then says he has an idea, one that they'll definitely fall for, adding that they "fucked with the wrong people."
===="Chapter 101"====
Under the cover of night, Sandy, Kenny, Paige, Mahiru, and Javier leave the church to go into the woods toward the campsite where the Stalkers had taken Ryder. As they disappear into the woods, the Stalkers appear, arriving at the church from a different route, and break in. As they search the church, Charlie asks the group to come out, revealing that he knows that most of their members left with most of their guns to search for them. When they don't comply, he calls for the little girl, Clementine, saying that if she reveals herself and the group, they will spare her, and even let her leave with the baby, AJ. Omid and Luke hide with Clementine and AJ in another room with their guns pointed towards the door. As they search, AJ begins crying and gives away the group's location. Charlie and the rest of the Stalkers give the survivors one last chance to come out before they break down the door, and, when no one replies, orders the Stalkers to force their way in. Greg approaches the door, laughing about how easy this is, but is shot in the head before he can break open the door. The Stalkers turn around as Kenny appears from the shadows with a gun in his hand and orders them to drop their weapons. Charlie begins to panic and tries to get Kenny to back down by threatening the rest of the group. Kenny threatens that he's not here alone. Charlie calls his bluff and points at the door and his finger is shot off by Sandy. Charlie falls to his knees and tells the rest of the Stalkers to do as Kenny says. All of them except Darius kneel, who insists they haven't been beaten. Sandy steps out of the shadows and puts her rifle to Darius' head, and orders him to get down, which Darius does. Paige, Mahiru, and Javier appear from the shadows and hold the other Stalkers at gunpoint. Kenny then walks to Charlie, who tries to tell him that they used to be good people, but had to change in order to survive and they never took pleasure in killing and eating people and tries to convince Kenny to let them go. Kenny grabs a knife from his pocket and tells him that it's too dangerous for them to let them leave and then proceeds to slash Charlie's chest with it, who screams in agony as Kenny, Sandy, Paige, Mahiru, and Javier hack and bludgeon the Stalkers to death. When it is all over, Luke and Clementine open the door and survey the carnage, and Clementine asks Kenny if he's sure that this was all of them. Paige counts the six of them and mentions that Ryder said there were only six. Mahiru then coldly states they should "clean up this mess."
After throwing the bodies out, everyone says their goodbyes to Ryder who is getting sicker from his bite. Ryder thanks Paige and Mahiru for showing him that good people still exist in the world and he apologizes to Sandy for not revealing his bite before, stating he wanted to keep her from witnessing it after promising her their relationship would last a while. Everyone decides to leave the room and let Sandy and Ryder have their space. Luke comments how they're here again, the never ending cycle of death. Omid states they couldn't have done anything to prevent any of it. Paige suggests they get a few more hours of sleep before daylight comes.
During the night, Ryder passes away, and Sandy begins to cry. Kenny is then awakened by the sound of a gunshot. When he realizes what had happened, he sits to think about it.
In the morning, everyone has gathered to bury Ryder and to pay respects to him. Afterward, everyone, except Sandy, loads up the van with the remaining supplies they have left. Sandy continues to stand by Ryder's grave, while Mahiru asks Paige if she thinks joining this group was worth it. Paige believes it was worth it, hinting at the possibility of being on the wrong side of Carver's community or something worse befalling them had not they joined up with the group. Mahiru disregards her previous question and explains she's just feeling guilty over Ryder's death. Kenny gets in the van and starts the engine, asking everyone if they're ready to go. Sandy apologizes to Ryder and leaves his lighter on top of his grave before walking to the van. Once everyone is in, Kenny drives off, hopeful of what lies before them.
===="Chapter 102"====
One day has passed since the previous episode, and the group is still traveling to Richmond in the van. Mahiru holds a crying AJ to calm him down, with everyone sitting in the back with her, minus Kenny and Clementine who are in the front of the van. They've gone the entire day and a half without food or water, and the entire group is getting weaker. Sandy asks Paige how much longer she thinks they have. "Sixty miles" Paige says to her, referring to the distance to Richmond, Virginia. "I wasn't talking about that," Sandy says gloomily. Javier reassures Sandy that they're all here for each other and they'll get to Richmond. Omid questions if Richmond is still standing or will accept newcomers. Luke believes they have to, especially since they have children in their group. Mahiru wonders where they would start looking once they get there, reminding them that it's a large city.
After driving a little further, the group's van runs out of fuel. Kenny desperately tries to get it to start, while cursing the van. Clementine tells him they'll have to walk, since the snow has stopped a bit. They decide to abandon it on the road and proceed on foot. They eventually attract a small pack of walkers, who follow them at a distance. Luke tells Kenny that he thinks they should try to find a position on higher ground before dealing with the walkers. Sandy, still angry about the loss of Ryder, wants to take on the walkers. Paige disagrees, warning Sandy that she shouldn't let her anger take over. Sandy angrily retorts that she can handle herself and has been through what she's feeling before. The group eventually reaches an overpass with a deep ravine on either side. Kenny, together with Sandy, Paige, Luke, Mahiru, Omid, and Javier, attempts to dispatch the group of walkers by luring them toward either side of the road, then pushing them into the ravine. This method requires less effort than using weapons and helps to conserve what little energy they have. However, Sandy begins stabbing the walkers with her knife, which forces the group to do the same. During the struggle, Sandy becomes so single-minded that she nearly stabs Paige, and accidentally cuts Javier on the upper arm. Luke is nearly bitten by a walker when Mahiru shoots it with her bow. After the walkers are dead, Kenny reprimands Sandy, who stares back at him with angry defiance. As they continue to walk down the road, AJ's cries become considerably fainter and weaker as Kenny holds him closer trying to keep him warm. Eventually, the group finds a stack of bottled water in the middle of the road. Everyone readies their weapons in case it may be a trap, while Luke approaches the bottles and finds a note that says, "From A Friend". The whole group is wary that it might be a trap. Javier disagrees and says that he believes it is indeed from a friend and volunteers to be an assurance. He snatches one of the bottles and is about to drink it before Omid slaps it away. Not long after that, the wind begins to pick up heavily, and Paige recognizes it as a snowstorm and they need to find shelter immediately. Omid walks off the road to look in the field and points out a barn, suggesting to use that as shelter. Once they enter the barn and search it, Sandy finds a walker, who was a girl who died. After Sandy stabs the walker, Javier joins her, and Sandy observes that the girl had a gun and says that she could've just shot herself. Javier tells Sandy that some people can't give up, like them.
Night comes and the group is resting in the barn, while the snowstorm rages outside. Clementine is lying by the campfire, Sandy is sitting with Javier and Omid, while Kenny tells the group about a story of his childhood with his grandpa, who had served in World War II. Kenny used to ask him whether he had to kill any Germans during his time at war but he wouldn't answer. Then when he asked him whether the Germans tried to kill him, his grandpa got real quiet. Kenny's grandpa told him that "he was dead the minute he entered enemy territory," and that every day when he woke up, he always told himself, "Rest in peace, now get up and go to war." The barn begins to shake as the wind from the snowstorm starts getting stronger, and Luke urges everyone to get close to each other in case the barn doesn't hold. The roar of the storm gets louder and louder as everyone huddles around the fire, trying to protect each other. The next morning, all is peaceful, and Sandy wakes up to see Omid still awake. She sits by his side and talks with him, telling him he should get some sleep, and that it's okay to rest now. Omid tells Sandy that he understands what she's going through, but urges her not to go down the same road he did, filled with hatred and contempt. Omid says he had talked to Clementine and hoped that maybe she would forgive him after explaining what he felt after Christa's death. "She would be proud of how strong you've become," Sandy says to Omid. Omid briefly smiles. Sandy decides to get up and exit the barn to view the outside, noticing very little damage to the barn despite how extreme the snowstorm was. Paige soon follows her outside. Sandy and Paige then sit down on a downed tree and watch the sunrise together. Paige hands Sandy the lighter that belonged to Ryder. Sandy asks her when she got it, referring to when she left it on Ryder's grave. Paige believes that Ryder would have wanted her to have it, adding that he really cared about her. Sandy admits to Paige that Ryder was the first man she had been romantically involved with in any way in a very long time, and laments on her losses. Paige reassures her that she will survive. Their conversation is soon interrupted by a man. He introduces himself as Ethan Carlucci and asks if he can speak to the rest of their group, adding that he has good news to tell them.
===="Chapter 103"====
Sandy and Paige bring Ethan to the barn where the rest of the group is resting. Each of them appears to be wary of Ethan's arrival. Sandy gives Kenny Ethan's gun, which Kenny keeps as he asks Ethan what his intentions are. Ethan informs the group that he had been watching them and that he was the one who supplied them with the bottles of water the previous day. Kenny chooses not to believe him and tries to convince the group that Ethan has another agenda. Ethan, knowing that he would believe so, asks Paige to give Kenny his backpack, directing him to a small set of photographs of his community which a friend of his had taken as evidence of its existence. As Ethan explains what his community is about and emphasizes its security, Kenny punches him in the face, knocking him out. With Ethan unconscious, Kenny sends the group out to watch the area. Javier tries to convince Kenny that Aaron is not a threat, but Kenny insists that he is not to be trusted. Omid informs Kenny that there are a lot of places for the enemies to hide, causing more panic within the group. As Ethan regains consciousness, he maintains a positive attitude, jokingly complementing Kenny's strength. Kenny shoots back saying that they cannot trust someone who is still laughing after being beaten. Kenny asks Ethan about the number of people waiting for his group, bearing his flare gun as evidence of company. Ethan responds by saying how it does not matter whether he informed him of how many, as it would not affect whether or not he would trust him any more than he does. Sandy insists he confesses anyway, and Ethan informs her that there is only one. Ethan also reveals that he and his accomplice have vehicles that they had attempted to bring closer to the barn, but had been blocked by the surrounding trees and snow. Mahiru tells the group that she wants to know the truth by checking it out. Kenny turns down the task saying that it is a bad idea, but after Luke and Javier speak up in favor, Kenny decides to let everyone except him and AJ go scout ahead, asking Mahiru to go with Luke, Javier, and the rest of the group to search the surrounding area. As the groups leave, Ethan tells Kenny that he is used to being held at gunpoint and that he believes he and his people are good. Kenny instead warns Ethan that if his people do not return in one hour, he would put a knife in the base of his skull.
Sandy, Clementine, Paige, Mahiru, Omid, Luke, and Javier are still walking towards their destination. Mahiru warns the others to shoot whoever comes out from the woods, should the time come. Javier, horrified by Mahiru's orders, voices his opinion. Sandy replies saying that people should not come to the people who have guns like them. Disagreeing, Javier says that Ethan's community can't be bad people and he has an undeniable good nature about him. They reach the specified location and find a car and an RV, and realize that Ethan was telling the truth. A pair of walkers come out from the woods, one almost biting Luke before Javier intervenes. Luke thanks him for the assistance and Javier jokingly says he needs to start keeping count of how many times Luke avoids certain death. Paige asks Mahiru and Javier to help her search the RV while Sandy, Clementine, and Luke search the car for any food. Inside the RV, Javier stumbles across some food and powdered milk. Mahiru tells him to grab the powdered milk so they can prepare it for AJ, and she grabs some of the food stashed. Paige notices keys in the ignition in the RV and says they could drive it back to the barn. Luke says the keys for the car are also in the ignition of the other vehicle.
The groups assemble back in the barn with a pile of canned goods salvaged from the vehicles. Mahiru uses a few water bottles to prepare to mix the powdered milk for AJ, while Kenny tells Ethan that the food is now in their possession whether or not they come to his camp, eventually deciding that they would stay. The group, who are by this time now hopeful of a new sanctuary, refuses to follow Kenny's decision on not following Ethan to his community, causing Kenny to change his mind. Sandy asks Ethan where his community is located. After Ethan informs the group that he would usually be the one to take the survivors to the location, they deny him the privilege, still wary of his real intentions, and ask him again where his community is. Ethan reveals to them that it's part of a city and was partially sealed away from the worst parts in Richmond that they have decided to call "New Richmond." Everyone is shocked to hear that he is a part of the community they were setting out to find. Ethan tells them he would be happy to bring them back but tells them they would have to meet their leader before they could settle in to determine what they can do. He further adds that he and his accomplice set out to find people to bring back and spy on them to make sure each group is safe to bring into their community. He asks, however, that they return to the area they found the RV and car, saying he can't leave his friend behind without a vehicle. As night slowly approaches, the group leaves the barn in separate vehicles to return to the road. Kenny, Mahiru, Paige, and Luke take Ethan in the car, while Sandy, Clementine, Omid, AJ, and Javier drive behind them in the RV. Luke and Ethan converse along the way, during which Ethan mentions his home. Mahiru tries to dissuade Luke from talking to him, still not entirely trusting of Ethan, but Luke ignores her and continues his conversation with him by asking Ethan about his home. He tells Luke that most of the living spaces in the community are apartment buildings and makeshift offices, but they plan on eventually building houses and expanding the community more. The conversation is interrupted when Kenny finds the radio which Ethan used to eavesdrop on the conversations held amongst the group, right before the car runs in the dark through a herd of walkers, the blood of the walkers turning the car and the lights red. The other group is separated off the road due to the herd and drives off down the adjoining road.
===="Chapter 104"====
The car continues to ram through the herd before the group stops and exits to check if the others are still behind them. Mahiru reports that she saw them turn down the other road. Kenny rushes back in and Mahiru tries to restart the car, failing due to the overwhelming amount of gore caught in the engine. The group stops for a moment when a lit flare is seen from afar. Ethan starts to panic, concerned it might be one of his own. He frantically requests his freedom, but after the group continues to press him for answers, he becomes violent, kicking the door open and knocking Paige over. As he runs away, Kenny assures them they do not have to chase after him. Luke suggests that the rest of the group may have also seen the flare and thought it was them, and believes it will be an easier way to find them. Kenny, Luke, Paige, and Mahiru wander into the woods, finding themselves trapped with walkers surrounding them. Luke eventually becomes separated, causing panic amongst the remaining three members, who are forced to hold off the approaching walkers themselves. While Luke tries to find a way back to the others, he finds Ethan cornered by a walker and unable to defend himself due to his bounds. Initially deciding to leave him, Luke changes his mind, assisting him and cutting him loose.
Meanwhile, the rest of the group notice the flare and Javier questions if it was Kenny or one of the others. Omid says he didn't remember seeing any flare guns in the car and they have Ethan's. Sandy suggests they go toward it regardless, not wanting to take the chance of ignoring their friends' possible signal for help. They continue to drive and find a storage lot and see a few walkers shambling around. Clementine alerts the group that she sees someone limping behind one of the buildings. Javier drives up to the building and everyone hops out to take out some of the walkers. Once Javier rounds the corner, a woman hits him on the head with a plank. Sandy quickly runs around the building to hold her a gunpoint, demanding she drop her weapons. The woman apologizes and says she thought Javier was a walker and doesn't want trouble. She explains that she sprained her ankle while trying to escape from the herd. Omid asks her if she was the one who shot off the flare, and she confirms it was her. She says she was trying to signal for her friend, Ethan.
Luke and Ethan eventually reunite with Kenny, Paige, and Mahiru, downing the remaining walkers. Ethan, fully aware of the group's opinion of him, drops his gun and offers to be rebound, with Luke telling him that there is no need. The five then run towards where the flare is believed to have come from. As they reach the location, they find Omid standing guard outside the RV, who alerts the others upon their return. Sandy and Clementine come out of the RV, with AJ in Clementine's arms. Kenny excitedly takes AJ from Clementine, saying he was worried about everyone when they strayed off from their car. Sandy tells them they ran into a woman with an injured leg, but Javier is tending to her leg. Ethan immediately goes inside the RV and happily hugs the woman. She jokingly tells him to get off of her before she kicks him with her good leg. Paige questions if she was the one who shot the flare they had seen, and Sandy informs her that she was. The woman formally introduces herself to the rest of the group as Amanda Hayes and she had joined Ethan in search of possible newcomers to their community. Omid enters the RV and tells everyone that the area is secured and no walkers are left in the area, suggesting they should all try to get some rest and head out in the morning. Kenny tells Ethan and Amanda they should take one of the storage units to stay in, while the rest of them sleep in the RV. Luke disagrees with the idea and tries to convince Kenny that they're both trustworthy, noting that everything Ethan has told them so far has been true. Mahiru voices her support in trusting them, along with Javier. Sandy asks Clementine what she thinks, and Clementine says she thinks she trusts them. Sandy decides to agree they can stay with them in the RV, but also thinks they should keep their distance. With Ethan and Amanda in compliance, everyone turns in for the night.
===="Chapter 105"====
The next morning, the group continues on their journey to the community. Javier gives Ethan pills and a bottle of water for Amanda. Both make conversation with each other, with Ethan asking Javier if he had seen him somewhere before, noticing he looked familiar. Javier tells him he played professional baseball. Ethan instantly recognizes him and compliments his gameplay, asking why he stopped playing. Javier tells him he got into trouble for betting on himself and was fired from the team because of it. Ethan apologizes for bringing it up, but Javier tells him not to apologize and that he deserved it.
Soon afterward, the RV breaks down, much to Kenny's frustration. Luke assists with fixing the problem by replacing the dead battery with a spare battery contained within the RV. Astonished, Kenny questions how he knew about it, to which Luke just shoots back a knowing smile. Clementine observes from afar, with Sandy sitting by her side. She asks her how she's been doing. Clementine confides in her that she feels broken over what she did, but knows she had to do it. Sandy tells her that eventually, that feeling won't be as strong as it is now. Sandy believes that Sarah knew she cared about her. Clementine thanks her and says she's going to go sit in the RV for a bit. Kenny walks over to Sandy, asking how Clementine seemed to her. She tells him that she's a little better but still needs time to process everything. Kenny compares her feelings with her own. Sandy reminds him she lost someone she cared about again, and asks why she wouldn't be. Kenny understands what she's going through, reminding her of Sarita. He tells her that her rampage by the bridge with the walkers earlier is something similar he did when escorting Rebecca to the observation deck. Sandy sits in silence. Kenny wants to know if she has something against him or Ethan or anyone else, but, she says she doesn't. Sandy talks about losing her family, how she fell in love, and how she feels alone and scared all over again. She states that Kenny and the rest are the only family she has left, and she'll follow them straight to hell. Kenny appreciates the sentiment and says he considers her family too along with the rest of the group, saying that Sarita was right about them all being family. Paige overhears the conversation and smiles. Mahiru asks her what the smile is for, adding that she hasn't seen her smile in a while now. Paige tells her that she just feels hopeful for once. Mahiru questions her if she trusts Ethan and Amanda, and Paige pauses for a moment then says she does. Mahiru tells her that Ethan told her that they will need to give up their weapons once they get inside the gate for security purposes and they will be led in for an interview with the leader of the community. Paige is uneasy about the idea of giving up their weapons. Mahiru agrees but says if this community is as good as it might seem, they'll have to follow the guidelines. Mahiru walks back to the RV as Ethan comes out and walks over to a walker laying on the ground. Paige approaches him and asks what he's doing. Ethan tells her that sometimes he likes to check walkers for identification, saying he would at least like to know who they were. The walker starts moving a bit and Ethan stabs it in the head with his knife. He pulls out a wallet from the jacket and identifies him as Jon Sandusky. He looks at the photos and remorsefully tells Paige he had a wife. Paige notices a few walkers in the distance and wonders if they should take care of them before they get too close. Ethan looks at one of the walkers and exclaims that the female walker resembles the man's wife. Ethan believes he should at least put her down out of respect and starts to walk over. Paige tells him not to and that she'll do it. Paige walks over to both of the walkers and kills both of them. She grabs the purse off of the female walker's shoulder and tosses it to Ethan, who confirms that it was his wife, Tamara Sandusky. Ethan realizes it's silly to care, but it makes him feel a bit more at ease sometimes. The RV suddenly starts up, and Omid calls for everyone to get back inside the RV. Once everyone makes it back inside, Paige snatches a blender sitting on the RV's sink and places her gun inside it without anyone noticing.
The group reaches the city of Richmond, seeing a large portion of it sanctioned off from the rest. Ethan tells everyone they blocked part of the city off that was invested with the dead and have decided to call the community "New Richmond." Sandy asks how many people are inside there. Amanda limps over and says that around eighty people are currently living there. Amanda further explains that a lot of them have been there since the start of it all and not many have left the walls of New Richmond. Luke asks if they've had issues with raiders and Ethan says they've never encountered any thus far. Paige suspiciously asks how they managed to avoid them. Amanda believes it's just been luck, but isn't convinced they'll never experience them. Ethan smiles and says he hopes that they'll all be helpful if that ever came to be. Once they reach the gates of New Richmond, a woman, named Edith, greets Ethan and Amanda as they exit the RV. Ethan tells her they brought back some new people, ones that have been out there for a while and even have a baby. Edith tells them to wait a moment and she walks off. Everyone slowly exits the RV and walks up to the massive gate. Javier is relieved to hear the sound of children playing from behind the gates, assuring everyone that the area is safe. Turning to Clementine, Kenny asks her if she is ready, to which she replies that she is. Sandy notices Paige disappear around the RV into a slightly damaged building, and makes her way back to Sandy's prying eye. Paige shrugs and smiles, walking next to her near the gate. As Kenny holds A.J. close, the group awaits the opening of their new safe haven.
==Episodes==
#"Chapter 92"
#"Chapter 93"
#"Chapter 94"
#"Chapter 95"
#"Chapter 96"
#"Chapter 97"
#"Chapter 98"
#"Chapter 99"
#"Chapter 100"
#"Chapter 101"
#"Chapter 102"
#"Chapter 103"
#"Chapter 104"
#"Chapter 105"
==Characters==
===Main===
*Sandy Warren (14/14)
*Clementine (14/14)
*Kenny Jones (14/14)
*Omid (14/14)
*Luke Porter (14/14)
*Sarah (7/14)
*Paige Hilker (14/14)
*Mahiru Okumura (14/14)
*Ryder Trevitt (10/14)
*Javier García (14/14)
===Recurring===
*Alvin Jr. (14/14)
*Arvo (6/14)
*Natasha (1/14)
*Brick (1/14)
*Wilson (1/14)
*Charlie (4/14)
*Darius (4/14)
*Shelia (3/14)
*John (3/14)
*Theo (3/14)
*Greg (3/14)
*Ethan Carlucci (4/14)
*Amanda Hayes (2/14)
*Edith (1/14)
==Deaths==
*Natasha (Alive and Zombified)
*Brick
*Wilson
*Arvo
*Sarah
*Greg
*Shelia
*Charlie
*Darius
*John
*Theo
*Ryder Trevitt
*Jon Sandusky (Zombified)
*Tamara Sandusky (Zombified)
==Trivia==
*This season will be one of the darkest of the series.