Carley

Carley is a main character who appears in Season 1: A New Day of The Walking Dead. Carley is a quick-thinking regional news reporter from Atlanta, Georgia.
==Pre-Apocalypse==
===Atlanta, Georgia===
Before the outbreak, Carley was a regional news reporter for WABE in Atlanta, Georgia. Having spent time as a correspondent in various war-zones, she feels that she can take care of herself and isn't afraid to use firepower as a solution to the problems that face her. Right before the outbreak, Carley and her production crew drove to Macon to cover the International Cherry Blossom Festival. The crew was attacked by walkers and she was forced to watch as her producer was eaten alive. She was saved by Doug and joins him. They both later meet up with Lilly and her father, Larry.
==Post-Apocalypse==
===Season 1: A New Day===
===="Chapter 2"====
In Macon, Sandy and Meg sneak around the outside attempting to collect items for survival when they see a drugstore. A zombie stands in the way of the alley they are hiding behind and Meg tells Sandy to try shooting it, but Sandy tells her that the noise seems to attract more, and instead pulls out her knife to dispatch the zombie. As they draw closer to the drugstore, they see a figure inside quickly duck down. Sandy whispers to Meg that they should go around and try to sneak in. Once the two enter the back door, they see two people at the front by the window whispering to each other. Sandy pulls out her gun to prepare herself, when a woman reveals herself from the shadows with a gun herself. She tells Sandy to drop the gun, which she does. Meg pleads with the woman that they aren't bad people, but just looking for supplies to survive and they already had been assaulted by another person earlier. A gruff looking man, tells the woman, Lilly, that they're lying and to shoot them. But another woman tells him off, and asks Lilly to lower her gun to hear them out. Another man asks the same, and Lilly decides to lower her gun. Lilly introduces herself, her dad Larry, the woman as Carley, the man as Doug, and a third man as Jackson. Jackson's eyes widen as he looks at Meg and calls her name. Meg smiles and runs to him to embrace him in a hug. Sandy questions Meg on how she knows him, and Meg explains that she and Jackson are old friends who met on the street back when she was doing drugs. Jackson tells her that he got himself sobered up right as everything bad happened, which she reveals she has also cleaned herself up. Sandy introduces herself to everyone. Lilly tells Sandy that she and her dad came across the three of them trying to get into the drugstore like her and Meg, and apologizes to her for threatening them, adding they can't afford to take very many chances. Larry bellows that he still doesn't trust the two girls, and they should throw them out. Jackson speaks up and tells Larry that he knows Meg very well, and if she and her sister are who they say they are. Sandy looks out the window and asks just how bad everything has gotten. Lilly tells her that the army hasn't rolled in yet, but discusses the dropping population in town and the increase in the "walkers". Meg likes the name for them, and says her name for them wasn't as good.
===="Chapter 3"====
The episode begins with Lee, Clementine, Kenny, Katjaa, and Duck driving through downtown Macon, and stop the car. "We better look around." Kenny says to Lee. They exit the car and begin to walk down the streets. Lee looks up at the drugstore, which is called "Everett Pharmacy," and frowns. Duck alerts the group of someone by a car. Kenny yells for him and says their truck is out of gas. This person is revealed to be a walker. In the pharmacy, Jackson looks out the window and sees them, and a group of walkers falling down upon them. "Those guys are in trouble, we gotta help them!" Jackson shouts. Lilly is against the idea, saying they can't trust every single group they come across. Carley agrees with Jackson to go out there and save them, since it's the humane thing to do. Lilly argues that humanity isn't an option anymore, and surviving is the main goal. Sandy tells her that they have kids with them, and she begins to open the door to go help them, followed by Jackson and Carley. Meg shouts "be careful!" to her sister as she stands beside the open door. Back out on the street, Katjaa screams that they're trapped as Duck is attacked by a walker, and is almost bit, until Sandy shoots the walker in the head. Sandy and Carley both begin shooting some of the walkers to keep them off the group. Jackson guides Lee and the others into the pharmacy and locks the gate. "What the hell, we can't just keep bringing in new people!" Lilly screams at the group. "And we can't just let people die, either!" Sandy yells back at Lilly. Larry complains to the group that they need to be thrown out immediately. Lee tries to calm the situation down, while Kenny argues with Larry and Lilly. "Son of a bitch! One of them is bitten!" Larry says, referring to Duck. Lee informs him that he wasn't bitten, however, Larry doesn't believe him and goes over to Duck to end him before he turns. Kenny steps in between them, to prevent Larry from hurting his son. A fight begins to ensure, as Sandy and Meg attempt to intervene, but are told off by Larry to stay out of it, and ends up with Kenny punching Larry. Clementine screams, showing that a walker has broken out of the bathroom she was trying to get into, and tries to bite Clementine. Lee steps in and tries to fend off the walker, until it is shot in the head by Sandy. Sandy asks Lee if he's hurt, to which he says no and thanks her for the help. The walkers outside hear the shot and attempt to break into the pharmacy, until some gunshots are heard, which clears the walkers from the outside temporarily. "Is that the army?" Meg questions Lilly. Lilly isn't sure if it is or not. Larry criticizes Sandy on shooting the walker, and then has a small heart attack. "What's wrong with him?" Lee questions Lilly. Lilly tells Lee that it's his heart acting up, and they've been trying to get into the pharmacy since they got there. Lilly begs Lee to help her get in there to get some pills for Larry, which he agrees to. Kenny begins to take charge of the people in there, making sure the door has a guard, and everyone formally introduces themselves. Kenny compliments on Sandy's shooting, calling her a "good shot" and wants her to take watch, and she agrees. Jackson suggests running to a motor inn to get a car and running by the gas station to get some gas. Lee asks him if he knows the area well enough to search it, and Jackson informs him that he was born and raised in Macon. Before Jackson leaves, Meg hugs him and tells him to watch himself, and Jackson then sneaks out of the pharmacy to get the car and gas. An hour passes, and the survivors are still making sure everything they need is cleared out and the walkers don't detect their presence. Sandy goes over to Lilly and Larry to check on them. Lilly thanks Sandy for her concern and asks her to keep and eye on the new group, just in case they aren't to be trusted. Sandy, trusting of the new group, tells her that she shouldn't be worrying about it, since they're helping her with getting her dad his medicine. Lee is talking with Kenny and his family about the events that happened, and then about Shawn. Lee assures Kenny, who is feeling very guilty about his death, that it couldn't have been prevented. Lee talks with Clementine about how she was doing and gets to know Carley and Doug at different times. Carley, who is trying to figure out how to work the radio, asks Lee if he could find her some batteries for the radio. He does so, and fixes the radio for her. Lee and Sandy talk to each other and he asks about who she is and if she had any family with her. Sandy tells him that Meg is her younger sister, and they were both coming back from a road trip home to Atlanta when it all began. Lee then asks Sandy if they found anyone in the drug store when they got there. Sandy tells him that she and Meg weren't originally with Lilly and the others, but she heard Larry talking about dragging a few bodies from the backroom to the outside. Lee is shocked upon hearing this, as those bodies were his parents, Sandy notices his reaction to what she says and asks him if he's alright, to which he says he is. As he walks away, Sandy eyes at him suspiciously. Meg walks up to Sandy and asks her what she thinks of the people that joined them, and Sandy believes they're trustworthy enough, but feels like Lee is hiding something. Meg looks at him and says that she thought she recognized him, but couldn't remember from where. Sandy goes on by saying that she trusts them more than Lilly, but wants to continue being nice to Lilly so they do not get tossed outside. Meg agrees with her that it's smart to stay on her good side. Lee and Clementine go into the backroom to look around for a key to get into the pharmacy part of the store. He finds a picture of him and his family, and tears himself out of the picture. "Find anything?" Carley suddenly appears behind him. Lee shows her the photo of only his parents and brother, saying that they probably owned the store. "I know who you are." Carley blankly tells Lee. Carley reveals her knowledge of who Lee is and his crime of killing his wife's lover. Carley warns Lee that if he causes any problems, then she won't hesitate on telling the others, but assures him she'll keep it to herself for the time being. Lee thanks her, which she appreciates. Lee and Clementine talk about her parents and she questions him about what Carley had talked about. Lee tells her that he had got into some trouble, but didn't go into details. Sandy goes over to Kenny and his family and offers Katjaa a candy bar for Duck, in case he was hungry. Katjaa is thankful for her concern, as well as Kenny, who asks her more information on Lilly and Larry. Sandy tells him that she and her sister, Meg, met them a few hours before they came to the pharmacy and confesses she doesn't like her or Larry. Sandy goes on by saying that Lilly strikes her as the type to only care for her father, and won't hesitate to leave anyone behind to get him to safety. Jackson suddenly responds to Clementine's walkie-talkie, wanting to talk to someone. Lee grabs the walkie-talkie and he tells Lee that he got into some trouble at the motor inn and needs some help getting out of there. "What should we do?" Kenny asks Lee. Lee tells Kenny that he should stay with his family, and that he'll go to the motor inn himself. Meg chimes in and says she's going to go with him, because Jackson is her friend. Sandy tells her that it's not safe for her to go, but Meg dismisses her and affirms that she's going with Lee. Sandy sighs and tells Lee that she's going as well to help out. Lee accepts both of their offers, and the three head out to retrieve Jackson.
===="Chapter 5"====
Lee, Sandy, Meg, and Jackson have returned to the pharmacy with the gas for the truck. Kenny asks the four if everything went alright, and Jackson tells him about the gas and the car and walks away. Sandy questions him about the situation on the pharmacy while they were away. Kenny says that everyone stayed the same, but Larry's in bad shape and needs the medication soon. Lee goes to check on Clementine and asks her if she's doing alright too. Clementine complies that she's fine, but a little hungry. Lee grabs a chocolate bar he found on the shelf and gives it to her, and she thanks him. Lee talks to Carley, asking her if she was doing alright, and Carley talks to him about her friends at the WABE station being trapped and hoping they made it out. Lilly calls Lee over and questions him about Clementine's parents, realizing that he's not her dad, and he mentions to her that he's watching after her since he believes her parents have died. Lilly states that she's lucky she has him. Lee thanks her, and promises her that he'll get the pharmacy open for Larry. Doug then calls Lee over and asks him if he wants to have a look around the outside since the walkers have calmed down. Sandy overhears this conversation and wants to take a look as well. The three of them go outside and look upon the streets of Macon, infested with the undead. "Holy fuck. They're everywhere." Sandy whispers to Lee and Doug. Lee looks over at one of the walkers trapped underneath a telephone pole and realizes it is his brother, B., reanimated. Lee keeps his knowledge of his brother to himself and mentions to Sandy and Doug that he has the keys to the pharmacy. Both question him on how he would know and shows them both the picture he found, where it shows B. with his parents. They both agree to help go and get the keys from him. Lee breaks the lock off of the chain, while Sandy throws a rock into the window across the street to distract the walkers. Lee goes over to his undead brother and apologizes to him for not being there, but is glad to know he was there with their parents, knowing he would have died for them. Lee then uses the axe to put his brother at peace, however, he's still alive. After several strikes, Lee manages to hit him in the head with the axe, realizing it takes a hit to the head for them to die. Lee grabs the keys and shows them to Sandy and Doug. "Holy crap!" Doug screams, realizing the walkers have taken notice of Lee. Lee runs back into the pharmacy with Sandy and Doug before the walkers get closer to them. Meg goes to the door, asking what happened since she heard Doug yell. Sandy says it was nothing serious, but Lee had gotten the keys to the pharmacy. Lee goes over to Lilly to inform her that he's got the keys. Lilly is elated to hear the news and goes with Lee to unlock the door. As Lee walks into the pharmacy, an alarm goes off. "Oh, no." Lilly says. Both Lee and Lilly run into the pharmacy to grab the supplies they need.
===="Chapter 6"====
Outside, a walker is awakened by the alarm and slowly begins to make it's way to the drug store, where it is shown that several walkers have also taken notice of it and are trying to break in. Kenny puts Katjaa and Duck in the back room, to keep them out of harm's way and goes out back to start the truck. Lilly and Larry follow him. Kenny asks for Lee's axe, in case he runs into trouble, which Lee gives him. Kenny informs Jackson to listen for him honking as it means he'll need help getting everyone in the truck. Kenny then tells Sandy, Meg, Carley, Lee, and Doug to watch the doors and windows, and to keep their defenses up. All six huddle against the door to keep it closed, when Katjaa calls Jackson, leaving only the five to keep it closed. Doug, believing these are his final moments, tells Lee that he thinks he's a great guy for helping everyone out. Lee assures him they will make it through this. One side of the room goes down, and Carley goes over to shoot the walkers entering the building. One window is broken in and Doug goes to fix it. Katjaa then calls for Lee and asks for his help. Sandy tells Lee to stay with them and she'll go help Katjaa. Meg runs after her, saying she's not gonna let her go by herself. They run in the back to go help them. Lee asks Clementine to find him something strong to place between the handles. She brings him the cane that his dad used. After doing this, Carley and Doug are overwhelmed by walkers and both require Lee's help. Lee looks at both frantically and runs over to help Doug. He pulls Doug out from the walkers grasp, and attempts to run over to help Carley, however, she is pulled down by the walkers and devoured. "Holy..." Doug retches before running.
==Death==
;Killed By
*Walkers
While defending the pharmacy, Carley is overwhelmed by walkers and devoured.
==Killed Victims==
This list shows the victims Carley has killed:
*Numerous counts of walkers
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
*Carley is Lutheran, along with the rest of her family.
*Carley uses a Glock 17 as her weapon of choice.
*Carley is the first main character to die.
Category:Female Characters
Category:Main Characters
Category:Dead
Category:Season 1 Characters