See How They Run

"See How They Run" is the first episode of season three of The Last Ones and the thirty-seventh episode overall. It was first published on March 18th 2020.
This episode starts the trend of season three episodes focusing on one character and telling the story of the episode solely from their perspective, with this episode being focused on the character Caleb Abbott.
==Plot==
When a group of survivors led by Caleb Abbott come up with a plan to escape from a dangerous safe-town led by violent men, they are forced to resort to desperate measures to keep themselves alive when things go terribly awry.
==Synopsis==
At a safe-town located at the Grizzly Motel, Caleb awakes from a snooze in his room to find his infant son, Jonah, asking where his sister Ashlyn is. He says she'll be back soon and tells him to return to bed. Ashlyn returns and breaks the bad news to their Dad that their plan is "happening now."
The duo risk being caught out after curfew and rush down to a garage and to ask Wade what's going on. He confirms they have less than an hour to gather their things and leave town. Caleb tells Ashlyn to get Jonah and her mother Kelsey ready while he goes and fetches Rhea, who is on-watch. He tells her their plan is a go and she says she knows and that they are too late. The pair then watch as a large horde of undead approaches the motel.
In Caleb's room, the Abbott's, Wade, and Rhea talk about what to do. They decide to head off and leave as they have just enough time to disappear before everyone else becomes alarmed to the threat. Caleb and Ashlyn are insistent on fetching some of their friends who were a part of their plan, but Wade says as it's too risky as they could wake Graham or Ajax. Caleb is defiant that they can't just leave their friends, but Wade tells him they are desperate and they should get out while they can. Rhea reluctantly agrees, and says she supports whatever option gets her out alive, in spite of the guilt she will feel about it. The group then depart.
The group stumble across Holden, who demands to know where they are going. Rhea tries to claim they are going on a run, but Holden is skeptical because of Jonah and Kelsey, whom he describes as a crazy lady, are with them. Ashlyn is infuriated by Holden's insult of her mother and when he does it again, she raises a gun at him. Rhea and Caleb encourage calm, but Holden reminds Ashlyn threatening one of Graham's boys has gotten people killed in the past. He offers a compromise: if Ashlyn sleeps with him, all will be forgotten. Ashlyn refuses. Wade grabs Holden from behind and strangles him to death. He then says to Caleb that if he wants he and his family to survive, he had best make a start on coming to terms with killing. 
The group leave the gates and stumble head-first into the horde, where they see the reanimated corpses of Trent and Paula, two of their fellow survivors who set out to try and lead the horde to town. Wade tells them to take out as many as they can until they get an opening, and nobody is to use guns. They begin fighting, but a confused Kelsey runs off in fright, causing Caleb to shoot a zombie to protect her. Wade tells everyone to get back inside and wait for a window. As they do so, they are met by Ajax and several of his goons. Rhea is revealed to be his sister, and she tells him if he's punishing the others for deserting the town, then she will have to be punished to. Ajax tells her to walk away and they will discuss it later, but Rhea refuses. She tells him their father would be disgusted with him if he was here, which Ajax laughs off. Graham arrives and says there is no point executing Kelsey or Jonah as they are no threat, and Wade is a good mechanic. Wade says he does not want special treatment. Ajax has him beaten and calls him ungrateful. It's decided Caleb and Ashlyn will be executed in front of the rest of the town to as punishment and to make an example. Caleb and Ashlyn have hoods put over them and they are marched onto the town stage, where the town-folk are roused awake and gathered. Ajax begins to explain to the survivors why are gathered, but the horde of undead enter the town, causing panic.
Caleb and Ashlyn are frightened and helpless, but they have their hoods taken off by Ruth, one of a set of triplets who were initially part of their plan. Ruth angrily confronts them for trying to leave without them and asks if they were expendable. Ashlyn tries to explain, but Ruth decides she and her siblings, Dougie and Alyssa, are going their own way. They rush off. Caleb and Ashlyn find Rhea and she reveals she let the horde in to rescue them and that Wade is getting Kelsey and Jonah out. They arrive and find Wade as he pleads with Boyd, one of Ajax's guys, to lower his gun as the town is lost and it's over. Boyd refuses, and orders Kelsey not to move. She rushes away in fear and Wade pleads with Boyd not to shoot and tells him Kelsey is unwell. Before Boyd can act, Ashlyn shoots him dead from behind. Wade remarks to Caleb that it's good that his daughter has what it takes. Kelsey comes back after Caleb reassures her. Wade says they need to move on out.
The group lie-low in a cabin they prepared to stay in after escaping. Caleb watches over his family as they sleep and then goes to find Wade and Rhea. He overhears the two of them talking about his predicament and how he intends to keep young Jonah and an unwell Kelsey safe in this world. Caleb angrily tells them it's his concern and not theirs and if they want to go their own way, so be it. Rhea assures him that's not what they meant. Wade tells Caleb to calm down and offers him tea. Caleb apologises and talks about how he thought the day Kelsey was diagnosed with her illness (presumably Alzheimer's) was the worst day of his life, and then weeks later the undead outbreak started. Wade and Rhea assure Caleb they will help with Kelsey, even though he insists he doesn't expect them to. Rhea talks about her brother and says he won't die as he was made for this world, and how her father never saw what she did in Ajax, and how he was never "right." Wade asks if Rhea knows where her father is hiding out, but she says she doesn't. The trio decide not to stay at the cabin for long in case one of their associates they made the plan with tells Ajax or Graham about the cabin. Caleb insists none of their friends would do that, but Wade remarks that Clarity would. Rhea leaves to get some sleep. Wade tells Caleb he doesn't think about what he says sometimes. Caleb assures him they are cool. Wade then goes on-watch while Caleb get some sleep. He is awoken at sunrise by Ashlyn, who tells him they are moving out.
As the group head out, Wade says he heard gunshots and vehicles during the night but they were distant and they managed to avoid detection. Kelsey asks who they are hiding from. Caleb tells her nobody and assures her Wade's joking when he says about killing them all for a baloney sandwich. Later, as the group continue to travel, Rhea remarks how odd it is that they have not run into anybody from the town. Wade wonders if there was somewhere else Graham had in secret that he move the community to in case the motel was lost. The group then arrive at a building that had been used as a base some months previously. They decide to lay low there for some hours to rest and get shelter from the cold. Caleb offers to go on-watch.
As Caleb is on-watch, he is joined by Ashlyn, who shares with him her concern about keeping Kelsey and Jonah safe. He promises her he has it under control and it's not her responsibility to worry about. She says they can keep Jonah safe, raise him properly, and teach him how to survive in this world, but Kelsey is getting worse by the day and there will come a time where she doesn't remember Caleb, and then it will become even harder for him to try and control her. Caleb realises Ashlyn is suggesting that it might be nicer to let Kelsey go, and when Ashlyn says Rhea or Wade would do it for them if they asked, he furiously tells her the conversation is over and is to never be brought up again. Just then, Ashlyn spots something and they raise their weapons, they come across Clarity, who begs for their help. They take in Clarity and her sick daughter Hope, who is diabetic and without medicine. Clarity says she and her husband Hank had come up with a deal with Graham for medicine with involved them handing over beloved personal belongings but they never received the medicine before the motel fell. Clarity tells the others Hope will only last a few days without medicine. She says they were separated from Hank and doesn't know where he is. Caleb promises Clarity they will help in any way they can, which Wade doesn't seem best pleased with. Rhea comes in after a nap and is surprised to see Clarity. Wade tells everyone to get some rest as they're moving out in a few hours
Before they move out, bullets are fired at the building, causing Wade, who was on-watch to flee inside. They are shouted at by afar from Ajax who tells them they have no choice but to surrender. Wade raises his gun at Clarity and accuses her of being the one to tell Ajax where they were, which she and Hope deny. Caleb figures out it was Rhea who told Ajax, as he didn't buy her excuse of being asleep when Clarity turned up. Rhea admits what she did and says she made a deal with Ajax and he will let them all live, but she had to do it as he was tracking them and was going to find them eventually anyway. Wade is furious and raises his gun at her, but Ashlyn, who realises they might need her to keep themselves alive, tells him not to shoot. Wade and Caleb refuse to surrender and intend to fight. Rhea says she won't allow Ajax to kill them. The others take refuge in a room in the back. When Ajax fails to approach, the trio are confused, until they hear commotion from the back room. They rush in to find Ashlyn unconscious and Clarity and Hope alarmed. They say Ajax has kidnapped Kelsey and Jonah. The trio rush outside and Rhea reluctantly shoots and kills Danny, who was carrying Kelsey. She falls to the floor unharmed. Rhea cannot bring herself to kill her brother and he gets away with Jonah. Caleb helps Kelsey to her feet and Wade spots zombies approaching and says they need to move.
Sometime after at another hideout, Caleb checks on Ashlyn's head as Kelsey and Hope sleep. Ashlyn assures him she's fine and apologises for not being able to stop Ajax from taking Jonah. She then tells Caleb to keep Wade calm and ensure he doesn't hurt Rhea, as she might end up being the only bargaining chip they have. She says if anything happens to Jonah, Wade will have to beat her to Rhea, which startles Caleb. Caleb asks Clarity how Hope is doing. She says she is pleased she's able to rest. Wade enters and says they need to move.
Later, the group are almost surrounded outside of a museum. Rhea suggests they go inside. Wade is reluctant to listen to her, but ultimately agrees to do so. They find the door barricaded, forcing Rhea, Ashlyn, and Clarity to push hard while Caleb and Wade fend off the undead. They eventually get inside and take a breather, until they hear a noise. They come across Alexis, who was hiding behind a counter. Caleb demands to know who she is, but at that moment he and the others are surrounded by Bernadette, Donna, Drew, Henry, Noah, Jai, Georgie, and Peter. As the zombies outside move in on the museum, Peter orders Caleb's group to drop their weapons and put their hands on their heads.
==Deaths==
*Holden
*Trent (Confirmed fate and zombified)
*Paula (Confirmed fate and zombified)
*Boyd
*Danny
*Numerous counts of zombies.
==Trivia==
*First (and last) appearance of Grizzly Motel.
*First appearance of Caleb Abbott.
*First appearance of Jonah Abbott.
*First appearance of Ashlyn Abbott.
*First appearance of Kelsey Abbott.
*First appearance of Wade Tompkins.
*First appearance of Rhea.
*First (and last) appearance of Holden.
*First (and last) appearance of Trent. (Zombified)
*First (and last) appearance of Paula. (Zombified)
*First appearance of Ajax.
*First (and last) appearance of Boyd.
*First appearance of Turner, without lines.
*First appearance of Raymond.
*First appearance of Graham.
*First appearance of Clarity.
*First appearance of Hope.
*First appearance of Hank, without lines.
*First appearance of Ruth.
*First appearance of Alyssa.
*First appearance of Dougie.
*First (and last) appearance of Danny, without lines.
*First appearance of The Museum.
*As of this episode, former recurring characters Drew, Donna, and Noah become main characters. Caleb also joins as a main character in his first appearance.
*Numerous main and recurring characters are unaccounted for and their fate between the second season finale and this episode remains unknown. They are Shiro, Angie, Javier, Charlotte, Shiloh, Lorna, Beatrice, Cecilia, Lydia-Jean, Luke, Zahra, Rachel, Diego, Elaine, Stephen, Gwen, and Ben.
*The title of this episode refers to a line from the children's nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice.
*The explosion Ashlyn referred to which moved the horde of zombies and ruined her group's plan to escape was more than likely the one that destroyed Midway in Now. Before. After.
*Despite being main characters for the entire duration of the series to date, this episode marks the first time that Georgie and Alexis have appeared in a season premiere.
*This is the first premiere not to feature Sean, Aimi, Lorna, and Milo in any capacity.
*Peter is the only character to appear in all season premieres to date.