Nick Randall

Nick Randall is a main character who first appears in Season 5: All That Remains of The Walking Dead. Due to his impulsive nature, Nick tends to make hasty and aggressive decisions, which often lead to mishaps. Despite his flaws, he is generally a good person who means well and tries to help the people he trusts.
Shaped by his experiences after the outbreak, Nick appears to show little concern for other survivors, considering them a risk to his own people's safety, and tends to be rude to them. Said behavior is likely a consequence of the events surrounding his mother's death, which was caused by the cabin group's willingness to treat a stranger that had been bitten, who proceeded to turn and then attacked Nick's mother. As a result, Nick was forced to kill his own mother, which heavily traumatized him.
==Pre-Apocalypse==
===Location Unknown===
Nick was born to an irresponsible father who was rarely around, and an unnamed mother. Due to this, Nick's uncle, Pete, took on the responsibility of raising his nephew. Pete felt that it was best for Nick to learn about the cruelties of the world as soon as possible. Because of this approach to raising him, Pete was often condescending and brutally honest with Nick about life and his place in the world, causing Nick to suffer low self-esteem and anger issues, and resulting in a serious strain in their relationship that continued throughout their lives.
Once, when he was about Clementine's age, Pete took Nick on a hunting trip where they spotted a roebuck. Pete was disappointed that Nick didn't want to shoot the buck, and when they argued over it, Nick's rifle went off and nearly hit Pete. Pete later went out and found the buck, killed it and took it back to his sister's house to show to Nick, after which Nick didn't speak to Pete for weeks.
He would later go into a six-month business pursuit with Luke, his childhood friend, after the latter had drunkenly suggested it to Nick. Despite his initial unwillingness, Nick would come to look back fondly on this venture, saying it had been fun, even though it was largely unsuccessful and highly unprofitable. He and Luke also had gotten into a bar fight once, that resulted in Luke having his tooth chipped.
==Post-Apocalypse==
===Season 5: All That Remains===
===="Chapter 53"====
Clementine eventually stirs from consciousness only to wake up as several other people argue over what to do with her. Noticing someone with an uncanny resemblance to Kenny, Clementine is initially surprised and causes the individual, revealed to be Nick Randall, to become startled and accidentally fire off his gun close to Clementine's proximity, almost killing her. Luke comes outside from the cabin, trying to figure out what happened. A pregnant woman, named Rebecca, scolds Nick for shooting his gun, saying it could draw lurkers to their location. Nick fires back that she was the one who told him to shoot her. Pete tries to calm everyone down, along with Luke, and another man, Rebecca's husband, Alvin. Rebecca tells them they can't trust Clementine, not with "Carver" lurking around. Clementine says she has no clue who he is, and was just separated from her group. Luke brings out Carlos, a doctor, to look at Clementine's bite. Carlos examines it, and questions Clementine on where she would go after her arm is patched. Nick argues that she needs to be put down before she turns, saying he won't watch it happen again. Not long after, a young girl, named Sarah, opens the cabin door and questions her father, Carlos, on who Clementine is, but, she is told to go back inside by Carlos. Carlos tells them that he cannot assume if she is telling the truth or not, and decides they should wait to see if she'll turn or not, if she doesn't, he'll fix her arm up in the morning. Ultimately the group decides to temporarily hold Clementine in the shed until the following day so they can see whether or not she will develop the fever usually associated with infection, despite Clementine's requests for her wound to be treated before it worsens. Clementine talks to Luke, saying her bite is not a walker bite, and he'll see she's telling the truth. Luke agrees that she could be telling the truth, but adds that it's just a precautionary solution. Luke tells her if she needs a blanket or a pillow to let him know before he closes the shed door.
===="Chapter 54"====
Deciding to find the supplies to treat herself, Clementine uses a hammer to break away a board blocking off a hole that leads outside of the shed. Clementine notices Alvin and Rebecca through the cabin's window, arguing about why he did not take their side with Clementine. Once she leaves, Clementine knocks on the window to get his attention. She then persuades Alvin to give her some supplies, and he also grabs her a juice box. After Clementine uses the hammer to get under the crawl space and into the cabin from a basement door, she eavesdrops on the group's meeting, she finds them still unable to decide over what to do with her. Luke is heard defending her presence there, while the others are still not too pleased. Pete also agrees with him that they should have brought her inside to treat her wound. Rebecca believes that Clementine is clearly lying, adding that a dog out in the middle of the woods is the "worst excuse I've heard in a while." Clementine heads upstairs to acquire the necessary resources from the various rooms, including a roll of rags from the main bedroom to serve as a makeshift bandage. Whilst in the bathroom, she's able to acquire a needle but is forced to hide after hearing someone approaching, and notices Rebecca in a visibly distressed state, worriedly talking to herself about the identity of her baby's father before leaving. Clementine then heads into the other bedroom, only to notice that Sarah is inside and has discovered her. Despite this, she willingly offers her help to Clementine and displays a friendly interest in her, curious as to whether or not she's her friend. Regardless, she offers a bottle of peroxide normally used by her dad to treat her when she's injured to Clementine and asks that she doesn't tell anyone that she helped her. Sarah also asks Clementine to be her friend, since she's never met another girl her age, to which Clementine promises. Heading back to the shed, Clementine painfully disinfects her wound with the peroxide before using the needle and some fishing wire to suture her wound shut, only to accidentally drop the roll of rags near the hole in the wall. Reaching down to grab it, she's suddenly attacked by a walker which had been attracted by her cries of pain and grabs her by the foot, breaking its way through the hole in the process. Climbing atop her, the walker attempts to bite Clementine, but is knocked back after Clementine hits it with a brick, before she's able to use a rake to push it back and impale it onto a nearby anchor. Before it is able to pull itself free, Clementine quickly grabs the hammer and begins to bludgeon the walker over the head with it, just as the others burst into the shed after hearing the noise. After briefly arguing among themselves, Clementine's allowed into the cabin with them where her wound's examined and bandaged by Carlos. Carlos then says Clementine should stay away from his daughter, Sarah. Clementine apologizes and adds that she just needed help. Carlos accepts her apology, and tells her not to make any more mistakes. Luke then comes in immediately after Carlos leaves with some food, who appears to have changed his previously skeptical attitude towards her. The two make conversation, where Clementine confides in him about her past and mentions Lee, including the lessons he passed onto her. Nick soon enters the room to apologize to Clementine for his earlier outburst against her, and it's revealed by Luke that Nick's mother had been previously killed by a bite victim they had allowed into the group. Nick then leaves while Pete comes in and says something about the place being lit in the middle of the woods making Luke saying it's time to turn in anyways. Pete also says they're going out to fish in the morning. Rebecca also turns up and warns that Clementine shouldn't get too comfortable around the group.
===="Chapter 55"====
The following day, Clementine and Pete are seen out in the woods on a fishing trip where Pete talks about Nick's childhood. Nick soon catches up with them and displays annoyance at one particular story being told, though Clementine attempts to defuse the situation. As Nick walks away, Pete tells Clementine that he loves him, but believes he has to be tough to help him grow as a person. Arriving at the river, they are met with the sight of several fresh corpses scattered across the banks, and Pete briefly mentions that an individual referred to as Carver may have been responsible for it, and decides to investigate the scene for any clues as to who is responsible for it. Whilst searching, Clementine discovers her backpack she had lost was washed ashore and goes over to reach it. When she's too far away to reach for it, she uses a rock to dislodge the backpack from the rock and grabs it as it floats by her. Pete is suddenly attacked and bitten on the leg by a walker before he managed to shoot and kill it. Nick asks what had happened, to which he claims that he had merely lost his footing. Clementine notices the bite on his calf at the same time that a number of walkers attack Nick. Limping away from an incoming walker, Pete shouts for both of them to reach him, though Nick argues that he has the ammunition and cannot stop shooting, telling Pete to get back to him. Clementine runs to Nick, she dodges around a walker and reaches him safely. Pete, however, is cornered by two walkers and killed. Nick, horrified, kills the walkers, but is too late to save Pete. Clementine tells him that they have to go, but he angrily demands to know why she didn't help Pete. The episode then ends with Clementine and Nick quickly fleeing into the woods.
===="Chapter 56"====
The episode starts with walkers pounding against the doors of the shed that Clementine and Nick are located in. After struggling to keep the door closed, Nick finds a crate that he uses to block the door of the shed, and Clementine will begin to search around. Clementine questions Nick on what they should do, but he ignores her, mainly due to his state of depression from losing his uncle. When Nick finally speaks, he asks her why she saved him and not his uncle. Clementine tells him that she saw Pete was bitten and there was no way to help him. After moving a large piece of plywood Clementine discovers some jars, to which Nick identifies are filled with whiskey. The two spend the night inside, but Clementine is awoken by Nick throwing the jars at the walls. Nick, in a drunken state, questions why they're bothering to stay alive with how the world is now. He tells Clementine he had to kill his mom. He goes on by talking about Luke, saying how he always envied the way he could move on from things, and about how they were in a business together. He continues by saying Luke always seemed to get what he wanted, more or less. He says he was never good with people, and says sometimes he felt like Luke was his friend because he felt sorry for him. Nick hands Clementine a jar of whiskey, and asks her to share a drink with him, noting it will be her first and last. Clementine grabs it and takes a sip, only to cough it back up, which makes Nick chuckle. Clementine tells Nick that he's saying those things because he's drunk, and that Luke and the others care about him, and wouldn't want him dying for something stupid like this. Clementine eventually manages to convince Nick to leave with her, only for the two to be cornered by walkers. Nick tells her to run away while he holds them off.
===="Chapter 58"====
Luke, Carlos, Rebecca, and Alvin enter from the kitchen entrance of the cabin where Clementine and Sarah tell them a man had been to the cabin. The group believes it was Carver looking for them. Luke and Carlos tell the group they will have to pack up and leave for the north, which prompts Clementine to ask them why Carver is after them. Carlos tells her that he is just a plain and simple dangerous man, and they had to get away from him. Luke then asks Clementine where she last saw Nick and she tells him about the shed. Along the way, Rebecca speaks with Clementine in a nicer tone than her previous conversations with her, but the group eventually comes across where Clementine was last seen with Nick. Upon opening the shed, Nick is seen laying on the floor. He gets up and asks Luke if he has any aspirin. "Nick, you asshole." Luke happily says. Luke helps him up and comforts him when he mentions Pete's death. Nick expresses sadness over his uncle's death, and Luke tells him that they need to get moving since Carver showed up. Continuing down the path, Nick asks Clementine if Pete had said anything before he died, and Clementine tells him that Pete said was proud of him. The group eventually stops for a breather, and Sarah goes over by a stream to look at some flowers. Carlos tells Clementine, who was standing beside her at the time, that flowers have always made her smile. Luke goes over a route on the map and tells the group that it should be about five days before they reach the mountains. Rebecca adds that she doubts she'll be able to travel for that long. Suddenly, the group overhears a gunshot. Nick grabs his rifle and tells them to take cover. Just then, a small herd of walkers appear and attack the group. The group, minus Rebecca, Alvin, and Sarah begin to fire at the walkers. Sarah, in a state of panic, runs off, against Carlos' warnings for her to stay put. Clementine is almost overwhelmed by a walker, but is saved by Luke. Once the walkers are taken care of, Sarah is noticed to be missing. Sarah is shown to be running away from a few walkers and trips over. Sandy, Paige, Mahiru, Ryder, and Arnold are shown to be walking through the woods, with Paige examining her map and Mahiru using a compass. Mahiru comments that if they head into the mountains they can get a better idea of where they're going. Sandy tells everyone to stop, as she hears faint screaming. She sprints off to investigate the screaming with the other four behind her. Sarah pins herself in a corner while trying to avoid the walkers and is grabbed by one, before it is shot with an arrow by Mahiru. Sandy grabs the second walker and bashes its head against the tree. Sandy goes over to Sarah and extends her hand to help Sarah up. Sarah thanks them for helping her and tells them she has to find her dad. Paige questions her when she last saw her dad, and Sarah points in the direction she came from. While Carlos frantically calls out for Sarah, Luke warns him that the person who shot before will probably hear him, which an angry Carlos tells him that their own gunshots would be enough to blow their cover. "Dad!" Sarah calls out to Carlos. Sarah runs from behind the trees with Paige and Ryder following closely with their weapons down. Nick raises his rifle up, and Ryder tells them they're not gonna hurt anyone and were just passing through when they saw Sarah being chased by walkers. "Clementine?" Sandy says as she pushes past the others. Clementine is shocked to see Sandy and runs over to her and they embrace in a hug. Luke asks Clementine if she knows them, and Clementine tells him that Sandy was the woman she was traveling with. Clementine questions Sandy on Omid and what happened to him, however, Sandy tells her that she ended up losing Omid and doesn't know where he is. Alvin tells Nick to lower his weapon, believing them to be safe. Clementine introduces Sandy to the cabin group and Sandy also introduces Paige and her group to Clementine and the rest. Paige asks Luke where they were heading, and Luke tells her they were attempting to flee north away from people who were after them. Mahiru questions Luke further on these people and why they're after them. Rebecca explains they came from a community lead by William Carver and they chose to flee, due to how he was running things and the safety of themselves. Sandy questions Luke if he's somehow put Clementine in any danger due to their involvement in the group, but Luke assures her that Carver would only want him and his group and wouldn't interfere with taking anyone else. Sandy tells Paige that since she's found Clementine, she can't leave her behind and with people she's still unsure of. Luke promises her that he and his group aren't bad people, and makes a suggestion that they all travel together to the mountains. Arnold is supportive of the idea, along with Ryder, while Mahiru is unsure. Paige decides that they will travel to the mountains with them.
===="Chapter 59"====
5 days later, the group rests alongside a wide river while Carlos spots a large ski lodge and a bridge in the distance. Paige tells them she and her family visited the ski lodge when she was younger, and it might be a good place to hold up to rest. Rebecca supports the idea, saying she needs some rest. Sandy offers to go down to the bridge and scope out any dangers for everyone to make their way through. Ryder stops her and says she should take some backup with her in case something happens, to which Luke agrees. Luke offers to go with Sandy, along with Paige, who tells Mahiru to keep watch over everyone. Nick offers to go too, however, Luke suggests he stay behind and help keep watch, which annoys Nick who assumes Luke is coddling him over his uncle's death. Clementine also decides to go with them, against Carlos and Arnold's suggestions. Sandy, Clementine, Luke, and Paige go to clear the path on the bridge. Along the way, Luke mentions that Carver may be after Rebecca, but will not clarify when asked by Sandy why he is after her. On the bridge, the four of them proceed to kill a few walkers, with Luke nearly falling off into the river, and Paige almost getting bitten, until Clementine saves her. Sandy kills a few remaining walkers near Luke and pulls him up. After nearly crossing, the four come across a man with a rifle who proceeds to ask them questions. The man lowers his guard believing they are friendly and offers them food, until Nick comes up from far behind believing the man would kill them. Despite their efforts to stop Nick, he shoots the man in the neck and he falls into the river. The rest of the group crosses the bridge and they begin to argue about Nick killing that man. Carlos claims that Nick is coming unhinged at the moment. Alvin attempts to defuse the incident and support Nick. Alvin then asks for Clementine to search a small house for any food for Rebecca, who insists she is fine. Clementine talks to Nick, who tells her that Luke and Carlos are probably talking about how he's a danger to the group. Nick thanks Clementine for the support and goes over to talk to Luke and Carlos. After searching the house, Clementine comes across a hunting knife in which she pries open a chest with canned food in it. Alvin walks in and asks for the food for Rebecca and keep the knowledge of said food quiet from everyone else. Sandy goes over to talk with Luke, Carlos, and Nick, and tells them that they should get going soon, since that shot fired for a mile and the zombies or Carver would probably have heard it. Clementine talks to Sandy about the events that happened on the bridge and asks if she thinks Nick is bad, and Sandy believes he's a bit reckless but doesn't seem bad. After the conversation is over, everyone notices a small herd of walkers crossing the bridge and they leave for the large lodge they previously saw.
===="Chapter 60"====
After a few hours of climbing, the group reaches the ski resort at the top of the mountain and notices it is somewhat reinforced. Sandy offers to go around the back to look around for anyone holding up inside, and Luke attempts to climb on top of one of the ski lifts to look at the surrounding area. Rebecca sits down to rest, while Nick, Carlos, and Mahiru stay on alert. After Luke climbs up, Clementine follows him to the top saying that Paige gave her binoculars and she checks the view in case of any followers, she finds some lights flashing near the forest and the bridge. Luke looks down and sees Nick, Carlos, and Mahiru aiming their weapons and a group of people, and heads down the ladder while Clementine climbs down slowly. Sandy searches the back way and finds the door covered up by furniture, and hears the commotion as she attempts to move it out of the way. Despite not being able to see who they're dealing with, Clementine goes through the group to see Kenny, still alive, along with his new girlfriend Sarita and his friend Walter. The dispute is instantly settled after they see Clementine and Kenny reuniting with a hug. Kenny questions Clementine if the people behind her are with her, to which she confirms they are. Sandy comes up from the other side of the lodge with her gun aimed at them. Clementine tells her not to shoot, and Sandy notices Kenny and is shocked. Ryder introduces himself in a friendly manner to Walter, to which he returns the pleasantries. Rebecca asks if they could go inside, so she could rest and get out of the cold, and Sarita goes over and offers her hand to assist her. Sandy briefly hugs Kenny and says she can't believe he made it out of the alley back in Savannah. Kenny says he can explain more inside, and the three follow everyone else inside the ski lodge.
===="Chapter 61"====
Upon entering the lodge, Clementine is amazed by how normal the inside is, especially with the Christmas theme. Sandy questions Kenny and Walter if they had decorated the place themselves. Walter tells her about how they found it a few weeks ago, while Kenny mocks him behind his back jokingly. The rest of the group, minus Carlos, Sarah, and Sarita, enter and are wary of Kenny and his group. Walter politely asks them to put their weapons away. Luke and Paige express their concerns politely for that, while Nick, Mahiru, and Rebecca are less passive on it. Kenny asks Sandy and Clementine if they can vouch for them, to which Sandy says Clementine would know since she's known them longer, and she does. Kenny places his rifle on the ground, and shortly, the rest of the group follow suit. Carlos, Sarah, and Sarita enter, and Sarah makes a comment about the Christmas tree. Walter then takes the group up the stairs to show them their rooms, while Sandy, Kenny, and Clementine sit by the fireplace and talk. Kenny jokingly mentions Clementine's hat, and that he's surprised she's still wearing it. Kenny mentions Lee, which noticeably upsets Clementine. Sandy tells Kenny that Clementine was the one who put Lee out of his misery. Kenny apologizes, and she tells him that Lee saved her, and it was her fault he had died. Kenny, and Sandy, tell her that she couldn't have prevented it any other way. Sandy questions Kenny on how he even managed to escape from the ally back in Savannah. Kenny tells them both he managed to escape and was all over the place after that, lost. He holed up in some restaurant and was found by Sarita, and they've been together ever since. Kenny asks them what happened during his absence, and Sandy tells Kenny about Christa's death, and getting separated from Omid. Sarita comes over and Kenny formally introduces Sandy and Clementine to her. Luke, Nick, Ryder, and Arnold come back downstairs, and Kenny asks them if they could help him carry some firewood from outside in, which they agree to. Sandy also volunteers to go with them. Carlos and Sarah come downstairs, and Sarita asks Carlos if she could take Sarah to work on the Christmas tree, which he allows. Walter calls Clementine over to the kitchen and asks her how amazing it must be to see Kenny again, which she agrees. Walter mentions another guy in their group, Matthew, who has not yet returned. Sarita gives Sarah a box of decorative objects for the tree and tells her to place them wherever she wants them. Clementine goes upstairs to find Rebecca, Carlos, Alvin, Paige, and Mahiru talking about leaving or staying. Carlos, Paige, and Mahiru are leaning towards leaving while Rebecca wants to stay. Carlos questions Clementine on the lights she saw out by the bridge, and goes downstairs to talk to Walter. Rebecca asks Alvin to go downstairs to get her something to drink, and while he's away, Clementine asks how she's doing. Rebecca confides in her that she does not think she can raise her child, when she can't even take care of herself. Clementine tells her that it's possible, adding that she herself is still alive. Rebecca's baby begins to kick and asks Clementine if she wants to listen, which she agrees to. Rebecca's smile turns into a frown, and she tells Clementine that her baby is definitely not Alvin's, and says he will kill her if he finds out. Clementine tells her Alvin wouldn't do that, and he comes up the stairs with her drink. Mahiru looks over a wooden cross over the mantle over the fireplace and Paige asks her if she believes in the religion, to which Mahiru jokes that she would probably be burning in hell if she did. Paige stands beside her and asks her if it was ever difficult for her before she came out. Mahiru tells her that her parents were very traditional and had a hard time accepting who she was. Paige apologizes for bringing up the topic, but Mahiru assures her she isn't offended and is glad she is there to support her. Sandy is outside collecting firewood, when Luke stops her and questions her about Kenny. She tells him a short story about her journey with Kenny, adding that he "lost a lot." Luke says he thinks something is off about him, but can't quite come to a conclusion what it is. Sandy asks him not to test Kenny's patience, informing him of his short temper, and to keep his own suspicions to himself. Sandy believes Kenny isn't a bad person, but rash and reckless. Luke apologizes, saying he doesn't want Sandy to think he's going to cause trouble, adding that he wants her to be comfortable around him since she joined his "family". As Luke walks away, Ryder approaches Sandy and offers to help her with her share of the firewood, which Sandy jokingly asks if he's not confident with her because she is a woman. Ryder returns the joke, and asks if things were alright between her and Luke, also hinting if there might be something between them. Sandy says she barely knows Luke and isn't interested in him and asks Ryder why he's interested in knowing that. Ryder jokingly winks and says he wants to take a wife, then tells her he was only curious.
===="Chapter 62"====
Back inside, Walter has finished dinner, and Kenny's group sits at one table, while Luke's group sits at the other. Paige and her group decide to join Luke's table, while Kenny waves for Sandy and Clementine to join them. Sandy quickly decides to sit at Kenny's table, and with a second to ponder, Clementine joins Kenny as well. Kenny asks them about who exactly Luke and his group are. Sandy tells him that she only recently joined up with them recently, and tells him Clementine should know more about them. Clementine tells him that they're not bad guys, and she trusts them. Kenny offers Sandy and Clementine to stay at the lodge with them once Luke's group decides to leave. Clementine is reluctant, saying she would feel bad just leaving them. Sandy believes everyone should do what they think is best, but assures Clementine she won't leave her behind. Sarita and Walter get up to put away their plates, while Luke and Nick come over to chat with Kenny. Kenny asks them if they enjoyed dinner, and says they're better going in than out. Kenny asks Luke and Nick if they're some kind of "pair," which angers Nick. Paige and Mahiru walk over to the table, wanting to talk to Kenny about where his group was planning on going and Kenny tells them they were planning on heading out eventually, east to Richmond, Virginia. Clementine mentions to Kenny that Omid originally mentioned going north to a place called Wellington. Paige chimes in and says she and her group had heard about Wellington as well, however, the town itself was overrun and destroyed by bandits. Kenny confides he doesn't know what Wellington is or was, but says that Richmond has a nice setup from what he heard, however, Nick believes his information could be wrong, which irritates Kenny, and starts a small argument that begins to snowball. Nick makes things worse by verbally assaulting Kenny, until Walter comes over and stops it. Kenny asks Clementine to pass him a can of peaches, but accidentally calls her "Duck." Kenny gasps in response to what he said, and is shown to be visibly upset. Luke asks who Duck is, and Sandy tells him Duck was his son. Paige and Mahiru apologize for unintentionally antagonizing him and walk away. Walter then asks Clementine if she could help him with something outside. Walter takes Clementine outside and talks to her on how he believes the world is still salvageable and speaks of his partner, Matthew. Clementine begins to put two and two together and realizes that Matthew was indeed the person Nick shot on the bridge. After Sandy and Kenny join the duo, they see a woman peering into the resort. She reveals her name to be "Bonnie." They wonder if she is trustworthy or not. Sandy, Clementine, and Kenny believe she should be checked for weapons, however, on good faith, Walter ends up giving her a large box of food to help feed her "family." Going back inside, Sandy is called over by Luke, who is talking with Paige, Mahiru, and Ryder. Clementine follows Sandy over to them, where Luke reveals to them that the guy Nick killed on the bridge was Walter's boyfriend, Matthew. Clementine says she's sure it is as well, with how Walter described him. Ryder immediately suggests they inform Walter of what happened, while Luke and Mahiru are unsupportive of the idea, not knowing what Walter is capable of doing. Paige believes that Walter should know what happened and that perhaps Nick should be the one to tell him. Luke tells her she's crazy for suggesting it and doesn't want his friend to be put in danger. Sandy agrees with Paige that it would be good to tell him, saying that it would be a lot worse off for Nick if Walter finds out some other way and believes Nick to be a bad person. Nick overhears them mentioning his name and walks up to them, asking what they were talking about. Clementine grabs the photo Luke was holding of Walter and Matthew and hands it to Nick. Nick, feeling guilty, thinks he should tell Walter, while Luke berates him for wanting to do that. Sandy and Paige agree that Nick should tell Walter, and to just tell him the truth of what happened and it was only an accident. Luke decides to take Nick away to have a drink, while telling Clementine to retrieve the knife she found from her backpack, presuming it was Matthew's. When she goes to take it, Clementine finds it missing and that Walter has it and is standing on the porch inspecting it. Sandy decides to go outside with Clementine behind her, wanting to speak with him and he asks how Matthew died, informing Sandy that he knows Matthew is dead since his knife is there. Sandy apologizes to Walter, and says none of them knew who he was until he started talking about him. Walter stops her, and says he remembers Nick talking earlier about shooting someone, and asks if it was Matthew. Sandy confirms it to be true, and Clementine tells him that he is a good guy and it was all just an accident. Nick eventually walks up to them, and Walter begins breaking down, asking for Nick to tell him what happened. Nick apologizes to him and says it was an accident. Walter throws the knife away and the windmill begins to spin rapidly due to the storm approaching, making a loud sound that would lure in walkers. Everyone runs outside to inspect the sound, and Kenny instructs Rebecca, Alvin, Sarah, and Arnold to go back inside to fortify the place, while he, Sandy, Clementine, Luke, Nick, Paige, Mahiru, Ryder, Walter, Sarita, and Carlos go try and stop it.
===="Chapter 63"====
Sandy, Kenny, Luke, Carlos, Walter, Sarita, Nick, Paige, Mahiru, Ryder, and Clementine go to stop the windmill and fend off the walkers it might lure from the sound. Another loud sound goes off, which Kenny says was the transformer and he'll need to go repair it. Luke offers to go with him, while everyone else tries to stop the windmill. Carlos opens the panel for the windmill and asks for light so he can try to shut it off. Clementine gets her lighter from her backpack and gives it to Carlos, as Sandy points out that walkers are coming out from the trees. Mahiru immediately kills one with her bow and tells everyone to get ready to protect each other. Everyone begins firing at the walkers now emerging from the forest in packs. Ryder is grabbed by a walker, but is saved by Paige and Clementine attempts to fight off a few but runs out of ammo. Sandy saves her before she is attacked and everyone begins to fall back to the lodge after Carlos finally turns off the windmill. After picking off a few walkers, Nick struggles with a walker. Walter sees his struggle and raises his gun. He looks at Clementine, who is waiting for him to shoot the walker, which he finally does, saving Nick and forgiving him for killing Matthew. After Clementine runs inside to check on the others, Sarah points out machine-gun fire as a small group walks out from the woods and finishes off the walkers with assault rifles. This group consists of Carver, the woman looking into the resort, Bonnie, and two other men, Johnny and Troy. Carver greets Carlos, who spits in his face. Carver then proceeds to beat Carlos. Sarah runs outside to protect her father from harm, despite Rebecca's protests for her to stay inside. Before being seen, Sandy manages to hide in cover behind the side of the lodge, as Carver orders everyone to go inside. Walter expresses shock over seeing Bonnie and knowing she had lied to them about her identity. Once inside, Carver makes everyone sit on the ground to await what he has in store for them, as Clementine, Rebecca, Alvin, and Arnold hide upstairs.
===="Chapter 64"====
Kenny attempts to turn the transformer back on as Luke overlooks the area around him. Despite his attempts, Kenny is unable to get the power back on. Luke asks if he could look at it, which Kenny agrees to. As Luke tinkers with it, gunshots are overheard. Kenny says it came from the lodge and tells Luke to get the transformer on and he'll go scope it out, assuming it could be the others fighting off walkers. Alvin, Clementine, Arnold, and Rebecca are upstairs hiding. William Carver calls out to the remaining survivors to come out or everyone else will die one by one. Alvin wants to give himself up, once Carver grabs Carlos and begins to use him as leverage, despite Sarah's pleas. Rebecca is hesitant and hoping that the others might have a plan to save them. Arnold disagrees with Rebecca and believes they should surrender to keep anyone from dying, after witnessing Carver breaking one of Carlos' fingers. Clementine gets up and calls out for Carver to stop, with Alvin and Arnold standing up with her, while Rebecca continues to hide herself with disappointment. Once they head downstairs, Bonnie grabs them and ushers them to the ground next to the others, while Carver caresses Rebecca's face. Rebecca curtly bashes his advances. Sandy looks in through the window and tries to come up with a way to save them when she notices a figure moving around on the other side of the lodge by the ski lift. It's revealed to be Kenny, who is aiming his rifle into the lodge. Sandy sneaks her way over to Kenny and asks what happened to Luke. Kenny tells her he left him by the transformer cause he heard the gunshots and asks what happened. Sandy tells him the group that was after Luke and his friends showed up and has everyone at gunpoint, including Clementine. Kenny believes he can shoot them from where he is, however, Sandy instructs him not to shoot, saying that they are dangerously serious and worry what would happen if he were to start a shootout. Despite her theories, Kenny ignores her and shoots Johnny in the head. Carver, angered by the death of his man, grabs Walter and shoots him in the head. Kenny cries out and fires more, still missing his shots. Sandy grabs Kenny's gun and shouts for him to stop, but he grabs it back and tells her not to get in his way. Carver then picks Alvin up and Sandy once again tells Kenny not to shoot, and that they have to surrender or he'll kill him too. Kenny once again ignores Sandy and shoots Carver in his shoulder. As Kenny attempts to reload, Carver gets up and shoots Alvin in the head. Rebecca cries out at the death of her husband. Angered by them not surrendering, Carver says shooting him in the shoulder will cost them more than just Alvin. He raises his gun and fires, shooting Arnold straight through the head. Paige, Mahiru and Ryder are distraught over his death, with Paige calling him a monster. Carver goes over to Clementine and grabs her, dragging her towards the door with a gun to her head. Sandy, fed up with Kenny's recklessness, punches him in the face and grabs his rifle. "You stupid fucking idiot!" she yells out. Sandy tosses the rifle on the ground, raises her hands in the air, and walks toward the lodge. Bonnie opens the door to the lodge and instructs Kenny to get inside before she shoots him, which he reluctantly obliges to. Afterwards, Carver notices that Luke is not present and he assumes he ran off to save himself. He then orders his remaining people to take the survivors "home", and one by one are taken out of the lodge.
===Season 6: In Harm's Way===
===="Chapter 65"====
The episode begins with Clementine staring at a moth on a tree, and is revealed to be on watch over Sarah, who is taking a bathroom break in the woods. Sarah then thanks her for watching her back, although she knows that Clementine was forced to come with her. Clementine tells her not to worry about it, since they're friends, which relieves Sarah. One of Carver's guards, Troy, calls out to them, asking if they are finished doing their business. Carver is talking to an unknown individual back at his camp over his walkie-talkie, telling them to prepare for the arrival of both the old and new prisoners, and that tensions may run high. Mentioning that they should be back within 30 minutes, Carver commands Troy to restrain Clementine and Sarah's hands and get them back on the truck. While Troy is busy tying Sarah's hands, Carver warns Troy to not waste fuel in order to keep the truck's heater running, while Clementine knowingly eavesdrops on the conversation. Carver turns and notices Clementine doing so, and tells her that listening in upon someone else's conversation is not polite. Clementine talks back to Carver and he slaps her to the ground, telling her not to test him. Sarah shouts out Carver to stop, and to not hurt her friend. Clementine glares at Carver, who says he has his work cut out for him. The two are then escorted back onto the truck. Kenny yells at the captors, asking them what they did to Clementine as Troy shuts the door to the truck. In the back of the truck, the survivors remain silent, glancing worryingly at one another. Eventually, Kenny speaks up, saying that they have to do something in order to get out. Sandy berates him, telling him there isn't anything they can do and for now to just comply with them, which Kenny angrily disagrees with. He then asks Clementine to help him find something sharp to cut the bindings off. Kenny starts to become agitated at their current situation, and Carlos and Ryder attempt to calm Kenny down, telling him to keep a level head and to not cause unnecessary trouble. Kenny continues to insist on attempting to escape, while the rest of the cabin survivors continue to warn Kenny of Carver's dangerous nature, specifically Rebecca, stating that he has no idea what kind of man he is dealing with. Kenny remarks that he has a "pretty good idea" of who Carver is following the incident at the ski lodge, stating that he is only trying to help before something similar happens to the rest of them. Sandy scolds Kenny for his impulsive behavior, stating that there are consequences to rash actions, and that Kenny mistakes their surrendering to Carver in order to avoid further conflict as them giving up. Kenny argues that if Sandy did not take his rifle away from him, this never would have happened, which Sandy counters by saying Walter certainly appreciated his "help" which Sarita says is not fair to blame Kenny for Walter's death. Paige and Mahiru both agree with Sandy that it was Kenny's fault that Walter, along with Arnold and Alvin, was killed, with Mahiru explicitly saying that Kenny is no worse than Carver for carelessly sacrificing lives. Kenny notices a sharp piece of metal jutting out of the truck, which he uses to cut the bindings off. Sandy once again tells Kenny to stop and think for a moment, saying she's not gonna sit by and let someone else die because of him, which Sarita argues that Kenny is not a murderer. Rebecca tells him that he can't do anything to them, as they are heavily armed and outnumber the restrained survivors. Nick believes that Luke is the only hope they have at the moment, but Kenny goes on to tell the group that he believes Luke abandoned them previously, leaving them behind at the mercy of Carver, while the rest are convinced that he is either somewhere nearby, trying to come up with a plan to help them escape, or possibly dead. Eventually, the truck begins to come to a stop, and the cabin survivors realize they've finally arrived at the camp, a heavily fortified Howe's Hardware store. Kenny plans to storm Carver and his men when they open the doors. He asks Clementine to help back him up, which Sandy shockingly asks him what Clementine could do to help, since she's a child. Kenny tells Sandy that she's really beginning to aggravate him with her pessimistic ideas, Sandy gets up and walks to his face, telling him to stand down or else. Kenny remarks that he's not scared of her. Sandy turns to the side facing Kenny and slams her binded fists into Kenny's face, shoving him against the side of the truck and briefly knocking him unconscious. Sarita rushes in to make sure he is okay, while Carlos snidely remarks that it was "probably for the best" that Kenny was knocked out. Meanwhile, outside of Howe's Hardware, Luke shambles out from behind the trees, scouting the area.
===="Chapter 66"====
The truck door is opened by Troy, who is joined by Tavia and a seemingly-apologetic Bonnie, who appears regretful regarding the events at the ski lodge. The group is then escorted by the three into the hardware store. Carver is seen talking through a PA system in a second floor office, telling his people that they are welcoming both new and old guests. He states that regardless of their actions, they must attempt to forgive them, and come to terms with their reintegration into the group. As Carver continues to speak of the status of a nearby herd of walkers, and of his hopes to continue the "expansion project" of the camp. Troy asks Carlos to follow him, as they need some of their people to be looked at. Carlos asks if it can wait, as they are all exhausted, but Troy forcefully makes him come along with him. Troy escorts Carlos away from the rest of the group, as Sarah expresses concern over her father, saying that she needs him, as he looks after her. Clementine attempts to assure her that he'll come back later, but Sarah appears to not hear her. Paige walks over to Sarah, grabs her shoulder, and motions her to follow the rest, saying she'll see him again. The rest of the group are taken to a segregated garden area, dubbed "the pen" by Carver and his people, a holding area where those who break Carver's rules, or are new arrivals to the community, are sent to prove their worth and value, and ultimately earn their way into Carver's main group and community. Carver finishes his speech over the PA system, stating that it is no longer an obligation to simply survive, but to make the community a beacon of hope for other survivors in the area. The group are untied by Troy and the rest, and are greeted by Reggie, an old friend and member of Carver's community, who helped the cabin survivors escape the compound previously, but was unable to escape along with them. Rebecca and the others are in shock to find out that he had lost his arm since they had last seen him. Nick takes the blame for the loss of Reggie's arm, but he assures Nick and the group that the loss of his arm was not their fault, and happened on his own accord once they had escaped. Reggie tells them that he lost his arm due to being bitten by a walker while he was distracted, but that they were able to immediately amputate his arm, thus saving his life. Rebecca then introduces her new friends to Reggie: Sarita, Kenny, Sandy, Paige, Mahiru, Ryder, and Clementine. Reggie asks about Carlos' whereabouts, and they tell him that Carlos is looking at some of the people from the community. Reggie asks about Pete, but upon seeing the saddened faces of the group, infers that he has died. The moment is interrupted by another survivor, who is slightly irritated by the commotion, as he is trying to sleep, asking them if they can keep it down a bit. Reggie will apologize to him, and goes on the tell the group that the man, whose name is Javier García, is the one who amputated his arm and saved his life, adding that he's a lot more charming when he's not trying to sleep. Reggie goes on to say that while the situation looks grim, the community is not that bad as they might think. He mentions how Carver is working towards building a real community, and attempts to convince the survivors to take part in the process. When the rest of the group disagree and tell them of Carver's doings and Rebecca mentions that he killed Alvin. Reggie will state that Carver gave him a second chance after their escape, instead of simply killing him, and that he is sure he would do the same for the rest of the group. He also mentions how close he is to being let back into the main group, having worked his way up from the bottom. He tells them he would gladly help them try to escape again once he gains Carver's trust, once again adding that the encampment isn't as bad as they think it is. Sandy adds that it feels more like a prison than a camp, which Reggie rebuffs. After explaining, Rebecca suffers a small contraction, and claim that she needs to sit down. While Sarita, Mahiru, and Sarah help Rebecca to relax, Reggie and the rest of the survivors continue to chat among themselves. Sandy, skeptical of Reggie, confides in Clementine that she does not trust him. Clementine thinks he seems nice, if not a little weird. Kenny comes over and apologizes to Sandy for the argument in the truck and commends her for how tough she's gotten since last he had seen her. Sandy tells him not to worry about it, but to try thinking more logically in a situation like that, were it to happen again. Kenny rolls his eyes, and jokingly says Sandy "has not changed a bit". Paige and Ryder walk over with Paige asking them if they noticed anything they could use if they were to attempt an escape to use. Kenny says he was trying to take a quick look around, but Reggie kept giving him the side-eye, but believes that one of them could look around while he attempts to distract Reggie, asking Clementine if he'd like to help him, which she accepts. While Paige casually searches the bunk area, Sandy and Ryder check out a rope connected to a pulley system, and he asks her if she thinks they could eventually use that to their advantage. Sandy examines it and believes it could be used to get someone to the ladder if they rig it to do so, taking note that Carver mentioned they would be working to earn their keep, so someone in their group could have an excuse to be near it, which he agrees. After a short time has passed, Troy brings back Carlos, and orders the group to go to sleep, threatening to shoot them if he sees them wandering around during the night. Before the group goes to sleep, Kenny asks Clementine if she is both ready and willing to help if the time comes, saying that he might ask her to do things that Sandy might not think she's ready for, but knows she's old enough to handle more responsibility, and Clementine says yes.
===="Chapter 67"====
In the morning, Troy kicks Sandy to wake her up. Sandy angrily tells him off, to which he aggressively fires back at her. Everyone piles at the gate, where Carver arrives, with Troy, Tavia, and another guard standing watch. He will go on to explain the herd situation, giving a status update and a heads-up to be mindful when outside the walls. Carver mentions that while the group may be sore over the previous night's events, it is in the past and that they must move forward. He goes on to state that whether the survivors are new to the community, or members who have gone astray, they can all find redemption through hard labor, proving their worth once more. Carver tells Reggie that he is nearly back into the group, and will be welcomed back with open arms if he continues to keep up the good work. Carver then begins to give each survivor their assignments for the day. As he speaks, Sarah tries to chat with Clementine, who tells Sarah she should be quiet in case Carver hears her. However, she continues speaking and a visibly irritated Carver shouts at Carlos, telling him that his daughter is being disrespectful. Carlos tells Sarah to apologize to Carver, but he is unsatisfied with a simple apology; he demands that Carlos 'discipline' her. Carlos asks what he means, and Carver proposes that he smacks Sarah for her improper behavior. Initially hesitant, Carlos attempts to avoid having to hit his own daughter, but Carver threatens him by saying if Carlos doesn't do it, he'll have Troy hit her instead, implying his treatment to be much worse in comparison. With no other option, Carlos regretfully turns to Sarah, who is desperately apologizing to him. He tells her that it will only hurt for a moment, and pauses for a brief moment before Carver tells him to do it. After smacking Sarah, Carlos tearfully states in a soft voice that he is sorry, but Carver refuses to let him continue to coddle Sarah, and let her understand the consequences of her actions. Mahiru comments that the order was uncalled for. Carver asks her what she would have done differently and if she would like for Troy to demonstrate. Mahiru attempts to call his bluff, but she is talked out of it by Paige and Ryder. Afterward, the group is ordered to get to work with chores. Tavia orders Clementine to go see Bonnie, implying that she has some work for Clementine. Bonnie finds Clementine and leads her to the armory. Bonnie is stopped by Shel and her sister Becca, a member and worker there, about the food stocks. While Bonnie is talking to Shel, Clementine looks around the compound. A guard named Russell tells her that she should go with Bonnie, since Carver does not like "idle hands." After reaching the armory, Bonnie tells her that she is loading weapon magazines. Clementine quickly and instinctively begins loading the bullets along with Bonnie. Bonnie attempts to apologize about lying to Clementine, Kenny, and Walter when she was caught back at the lodge. She says she never thought strangers would be so kind to her. After apologizing, Bonnie mentions that she had planned to leave when Luke and the rest of the cabin survivors decided to escape the compound. She ultimately decided to stay, justifying that it would be easier to stay in the community and try to fix its problems, rather than escape to begin all over again, as she claims Carver used to be a different person, and that she was sure that he would be able to come around. Tavia calls on the walkie-talkie, asking if Clementine is still with her, as she has another job for her to do. Bonnie then gives Clementine a jacket which she found back at the lodge as a small present. Bonnie brags on her jacket, saying that everyone is gonna want it, when Tavia walks in, commenting that the jacket is "ugly." Tavia guides Clementine back out, and tells her she'll be working in the kitchen now. Outside, Sandy is shown working on the roof, just as she had hoped. She overhears Javier talking to Wyatt, a guard, about a herd that is passing through soon, and that it is huge. Sandy stops her work, and goes over to ask them about the details of the herd. Wyatt tells her that at least over a hundred walkers are seen in the mix, maybe more, and they'll be cutting very close by the community soon. Radio chatter forces Wyatt to leave and Javier introduces himself to Sandy, and apologies for not introducing himself last night. She asks him how long he's been here, to which he reveals that he hasn't been here for too long and attempted to leave at one point, but that he was "asked nicely" to stay with a clear sarcastic tone. Sandy isn't surprised and believes the community in its entirety feels like a prison with forced labor, which Javier agrees. A guard signals over Javier and tells him he needs to get down to the expansion to help work on it. Once Javier says his goodbye and walks away, Sandy goes back to look at the pulley. She breaks the chain on it, and lowers it into the pen, hoping to possibly use it one night. Troy comes up and tells her that she's going to be put on sniping duty, and asks her if she knows how to shoot a gun. Sandy ignores him and walks past him toward the door, earning a "bitch" comment from Troy. Back inside the warehouse, Paige, Kenny, and Mahiru are assigned to work with Shel with the food stocks. Paige asks Mahiru if she slept okay, and she says that she did and whispers under her breath that she really wanted to do something to stop what Carver made Carlos do. Paige agrees, but tells her that he has the advantage over them right now and there isn't much they can do, and to wait for an opening. Kenny chimes in and says that he'll make sure everyone gets out. Troy immediately comes over to Kenny and tells him to get over to the new expansion to help the other workers with it. After Kenny leaves, Shel tells Paige and Mahiru that she'll go get one of the other new recruits that was allowed to fully join their community so they can get to know him and feel better about being here. A man walks in the room as Shel is talking to them and interrupts herself to introduce the man to them; Omid.
===="Chapter 70"====
Trying to keep out of dodge from several of the guards, Luke ducks into a mostly cleared-out comic book store connected to the building and decides to sit and rest for a bit before he decides what to do next. Sandy goes downstairs and is instructed by Tavia to go outside and help some of the workers fortify the walls around the community. As she makes her way outside, she runs into Paige, Mahiru, and Ryder, who are also assigned to the wall. Sandy informs them about Reggie's death, adding that she heard Carver yelling and threatening him and then heard him scream and eventually went over to see his dead body on the ground. Paige is not surprised and believes that eventually, it'll be one of them that ends up dead under Carver's rule. Mahiru agrees and tells Sandy that their current job is a perfect opportunity to scope the wall and look for weak spots they could use to escape. Nick is also outside working on the wall and comes over to them to tell them that unfortunately, the walls themselves are too sturdy to break through them, and climbing over them isn't an option. "There's always an option." Paige says and tells everyone to start looking busy so none of the guards get suspicious. Clementine proceeds downstairs and finds Bonnie and Rebecca talking. Bonnie asks Clementine to take a bucket of nails out to the people working on the expansion. Noticing that Clementine seems upset, Rebecca asks her what's wrong, and Clementine tells both of them that Carver killed Reggie. Rebecca is horrified, however, Bonnie denies the accusation at first, believing it to be an accident. Rebecca disagrees with Bonnie and says Carver would easily take out a person if he had no use for them. Bonnie tells Clementine to quickly take the nails to the expansion and to be careful as to not draw more attention to herself, and she will go ask Carver what happened. Bonnie lets Clementine outside, telling Troy, who is standing watch upon the rooftop, that she is going to take the expansion workers some nails. Clementine notices Reggie's corpse still laying on the ground, which Troy tells her that it's none of her concern and to move. After reaching the end of the expansion, and noticing the walls being pushed upon by a group of walkers, she enters an annexed shoe store that is in the process of being fortified. Once inside, Kenny is seen arguing with Javier García about doing forced labor. Kenny, not intent on working, pins Javier against a boarded-up window, with Javier angrily telling him to let go. Clementine immediately tries to defuse the argument, which eventually results in Kenny letting go of Javier, but causes the weakened boards covering the window to fall down, allowing a small cluster of walkers to break through the glass and enter the store. As the three are split up, a walker gives chase to Clementine. With no suitable weapon to kill the walker with, Clementine backs up into a wall, and goes behind an overturned display rack, attempting to escape. The walker follows suit as Clementine scurries away, managing to get the walker to crush itself against the shelf. After noticing more walkers closing in on her, she retreats into a storage room, only to fall over and get tangled in a wire. Clementine gets tackled by a walker, and is saved just in time by Omid, who shoots the walker with a crossbow. Clementine is shocked to see Omid, however, Omid's reaction to seeing Clementine is cold and distant. Omid expresses his surprise to see her there and that she survived. Kenny and Javier walk over and Kenny is annoyed by Omid's cold reaction and asks what his problem is. Omid is more surprised to see Kenny, believing that he died back in Savannah. Kenny tells him he managed to get away, but once again questions him on why he coldly greeted Clementine. Omid shuts him down and tells him that he saved her so why would it matter. Troy barges in to ask what happened, with Omid explaining that a few walkers had broken through. Troy yells at Clementine to go back inside, and proceeds to chastise Kenny and Javier for managing to ruin a simple patch-up job, disappointed that he now has to babysit them to ensure that it gets done properly.
===="Chapter 71"====
On the way back inside, Clementine is ambushed and pulled into a comic shop by an unknown person. The person revealed to be Luke, who explains to her that he had followed them since they were captured, managing to sneak into the compound unseen. He goes on to state that he hasn't slept or eaten since they were taken, and is visibly pale and fatigued. He states that there are guards stationed all over the compound, watching all possible exits and holes they could use to escape. He then continues to mention the large herd of walkers nearby, and insists that they will eventually swarm the community, stating that it's bigger than any other herd Carver has had to face before. Luke then asks Clementine to get a walkie-talkie and meet him in the comic shop at about the same time the next day, intending to figure out the guard patrol schedules in order to pick the right opportunity to escape. He makes a clear point that they will not be able to simply shoot their way out of the compound, and that they'll have to plan the escape out thoroughly. Upon leaving the comic shop, Troy stops Clementine, demanding to know what she was doing inside. Clementine lies to him and says she was just checking out the comics. After a small exchange, Troy tells Clementine that Carver wishes to speak with her, and angrily tells her to go up to his office. Clementine arrives at the office just as Rebecca leaves, sobbing. Carver emerges, saying that she is a strong woman, but is surrounded by weak men, something he won't let his child be raised around. Carver then invites her to a chair and starts to explain his reasoning behind killing Reggie. He tells her that he liked Reggie, claiming that optimistic and light-hearted people like him are needed for morale, but that he was weak of both will and character. He states that Reggie has had a string of "screw-ups" recently, which have put the community in jeopardy multiple times. Carver explains that with the high risks involved with keeping a large group of people alive, incompetence and failure cannot be tolerated, as it has the potential to put everyone in danger. He goes on to state that killing one person in order to save many is one of the basic components of survival, but Clementine disagrees with his ideals. Carver claims that it is a decision that weak people are not able to make, and so it falls to the strong people– people like himself– to make the hard decisions in order to protect the weak. He explains that he and Clementine are much alike, noting Clementine's extraordinary resilience, courage and willpower. Clementine boldly states that she wishes Kenny had killed him back at the lodge and Carver praises her for her courage in telling him off, citing it as "all the proof" he needs. He proposes that Clementine already realizes the similarities between them, but isn't comfortable with them yet, believing that there is no way she would have survived as long otherwise. He recounts his first meeting with Clementine, telling her that while he knew she was scared, she was able to keep her nerve, impressing him. He states that the next generation of survivors need people like Clementine in order to survive. He refers to Clementine as a child raised "the right way," the way his child will be raised. He expresses that he has had worries about who he would hand off his legacy to, but now that Clementine is around, he no longer has anything to worry about. Clementine corrects him that it's Alvin's child and not his. Carver states that even if it was Alvin's, it's his now. Carver is then interrupted by a call from Tavia. She tells Carver that Troy backed into the loading bay door when they brought the group in, and that it is damaged so that it won't close all the way. She states that it isn't anything to be overly worried about, and advises Carver to have someone take a look at the door in order to repair it. In the middle of the conversation, Clementine eyes the microphone and PA system in his office, making note of it. Carver, annoyed over Troy's recklessness, tells Clementine to head back out to the pen, as it is almost time for supper. Outside in the pen, the group is discussing how they can escape. Javier criticizes Kenny's plan, which consists of drawing the herd to the compound, and escaping in the middle of the ensuing chaos. Sandy, Nick, Carlos and Ryder agree that Kenny's idea is extremely impractical and could get everyone killed. Clementine is returned to the pen and joins in on the conversation, telling everyone that she ran into Luke and brings up Luke's plan of monitoring the guards to pick a time to escape. Rebecca says that Luke's plan is the one she votes for, as it's the safer and smarter alternative. Kenny argues against it, noting the amount of time that it could potentially take. Kenny goes back to his plan once more, stating that all they need is something that can make enough noise to draw the attention of the approaching herd. Sarita believes that Kenny's idea to get out may be the best, but agrees that using walkers as the catalyst makes her uneasy as well. Javier mentions the various speakers around the building, specifically the ones pointed towards the parking lot. Clementine mentions that she saw the controls in Carver's office. Rebecca further supports Clementine's claim, stating that it is all controlled within Carver's office. Mahiru questions her how she knows of this and Rebecca informs her that she used to make most of the announcements when she was previously part of the community. She notes that the outside speakers are turned off by default, but if someone could sneak into the office, they could enable them in order to draw the herd towards the store. Kenny states that it's perfect, and questions why Rebecca didn't bring this information up sooner. She says it's because it doesn't change anything; the safe and sensible option is still to get Luke the radio. Clementine questions what they should do regarding Omid and wonder if they should tell him. Sandy is confused as she had not been informed that Omid was alive. Kenny informs her that Omid is a guard here, but he wasn't the same Omid he used to be. Rebecca suggests asking him if he could help since he was their friend, however, Sandy believes it might be best to just leave Omid out of it, believing that he's with Carver now. Kenny focuses back on his plan and thinks they could grab a few guns from the armory during the walker siege, but Sandy chimes in and tells Kenny that his issue is never thinking plans through, and it's always been an issue with him. After a small amount of bickering, the group will come to the consensus that both plans can work together; Luke can use the radio to monitor both the movement of the herd and the guards, using the information to pick the right time to escape, and to pick the safest route through the herd. They start to discuss the next problem with the plan: it would be impossible to pass through a herd of walkers without getting themselves killed in the process. However, Paige reveals to them that it is possible to pass through the herd undetected. Paige tells them before she met Mahiru and Ryder, she was traveling by herself for a long time. She found herself trapped in a store with hundreds of walkers pouring in and after she killed dozens of them, she collapsed on the ground waiting for them to kill her. The walkers, however, ignored her and she later realized that it is because she was covered in blood and guts from killing walkers and came to the conclusion that walker guts act as a camouflage to hide scents and they could easily pass through the herd with that method. Rebecca and Javier dismiss the idea as 'crazy', refusing to believe that it would work. However, Clementine confirms that Paige is telling the truth since she's discovered it too; Lee used the same method in order to escape the Marsh House. Agreeing on the plan, the group then works to figure out how to access the stock-room in order to acquire a walkie-talkie. Sandy says that she has a plan for that, saying that they can use the winch that she lowered earlier in the yard to hoist someone up to the roof, where they can drop down into the stock-room from the skylights in order to grab a radio. Paige volunteers to go up and get it, however, as they try to use the winch it starts to break so Paige immediately jumps off of it. Realizing someone smaller can only use it, Clementine volunteers to do it in Paige's place. While Sandy, Rebecca, and Sarita are vocal about Clementine not doing it for the sake of her safety, Kenny states that Clementine is the only one who can do it. Javier and Kenny help Clementine onto the winch and begin to lift her onto the roof, but are interrupted by the guards returning to check on the survivors. They both let go of the rope so that they are not seen, forcing Clementine to grab onto a nearby ladder and climb the rest of the way herself.
===="Chapter 72"====
Reaching the roof, Clementine spots a guard overlooking the parking lot, talking to Tavia over his walkie-talkie. He mentions the herd, which he estimates to number in the thousands. After sneaking across the roof, Clementine opens the skylight window over the stock-room and climbs down. Tavia is seen pacing around the room, still talking to the guard seen on the roof. Carver enters the room to talk to Tavia regarding the busted garage door and asks if it has been fixed yet, however, Tavia tells him they're still working on it. Carver instructs her they need to finish it fast before the herd arrives. After he leaves, Tavia grabs her walkie-talkie and continues to talk to the guard on the roof. As they discuss various topics such as the horde and the busted door, Clementine manages to evade Tavia's line of sight, and takes two radios from the charging station. Clementine begins to scale the stock-room shelves back up to the roof as Tavia reaches for a pack of cigarettes, oblivious to Clementine's presence. A guard, Vince, enters the room and chastises Tavia for smoking, saying that he won't get caught again being around cigarettes, with Tavia pleading with him not to tell. Clementine sneaks back to the group with the walkie-talkies, with many of them praising her for how well she did, specifically Kenny and Paige. Sandy, however, is uneasy with sending Clementine alone. Carlos tells everyone they should get to bed soon since the guards will be coming around. Sarah asks Clementine if she was scared going off by herself up there, and Clementine confidently says it was easy. Sarah is amazed by her bravery and wishes she could be the same. Rebecca is helped onto her bed by Paige and Mahiru who thanks both of them for being so helpful to her and the rest of their group. Mahiru states that they looked out for them so they'll return the favor. As everyone lies down in their beds, Kenny talks to Clementine about Duck, saying how he misses him and how he always remembers the dumb things he used to do, and how it gets harder each day to remember that he was a good boy. The next morning, the group tries to decide who should deliver the walkie-talkie to Luke, but are interrupted by the arrival of Tavia; Rebecca, Nick, Carlos, Sarah, Paige, Ryder, and Sarita are escorted out to work, leaving Sandy, Kenny, Javier, Mahiru and Clementine alone in the pen. Tavia tells them that Troy will be coming for the rest of them soon. After Tavia leaves, Sandy, Kenny, Mahiru, and Javier continue to discuss who should take the radio. Kenny insists on Clementine taking it, as he trusts her and believes that her size and stature ensure the best chances of not getting caught, while Sandy argues that she should take it, as Clementine is only a kid and shouldn't be pressured into something so dangerous. Mahiru and Javier both agree with Sandy that it might be too dangerous if Clementine were caught with it. Javier volunteers to take it himself, but Kenny states that he barely knows him and doesn't trust him to hold onto it. The bickering is cut short by the arrival of Troy, who makes a clear point that today will not be like yesterday; he will be keeping a clear eye on them the entire time to ensure nothing happens again, referring to the walker break-in, inadvertently complicating the plan. As Troy turns and commands the rest to follow, Kenny swiftly and stealthily places the radio in Clementine's pocket. On their way to work, Bonnie comes across them, telling Troy that Clementine is with her. Now separated from Sandy, Kenny, Mahiru, and Javier, Clementine walks with Bonnie, who says that she didn't believe Clementine earlier regarding Reggie's death. She went to talk to Carver after she told her, and he coldly assured her that Reggie's death was necessary, much to Bonnie's shock. Clementine is visibly anxious about having the radio in her pocket, and Bonnie asks if she is alright. Clementine decides to trust Bonnie and tell her about the radio and Luke's plan. She pleads with Bonnie to cover for her, and Bonnie reluctantly agrees to do so. Bonnie tells Clementine she should go over to the expansion and get to work and she'll talk to her more later.
===="Chapter 73"====
Outside the main building, Clementine enters the comic store to meet Luke, but he is nowhere to be found. Clementine shouts and looks for Luke, but after searching for a small amount of time, Troy enters the store, enraged, and slaps Clementine telling her she is not allowed to be in here and is forcefully escorted back to the pen along with Kenny and Javier. They are led back to the pen by Troy along with everyone else, where it is revealed that Luke has been captured by Carver. Carver expresses his disbelief over the deception, and how the group has repaid his trust and kindness with betrayal. He holds up the walkie-talkie confiscated from the rest of the group, and tells them that whatever plan they had is over. After giving a brief speech about how they can't simply run away from their problems and hardships, he demands to know where the other walkie-talkie is, asking for the thief to come forward. He begins to count to three, threatening further violence if the radio is not returned by then. Clementine attempts to speak up, but Kenny manages to grab the radio from her pocket unnoticed and takes the blame himself for stealing the walkie-talkie. Carver extends his hand, gesturing for Kenny to give it to him. Kenny cautiously approaches Carver, and drops the radio in his hand. Carver then continues his count to three, before beginning to viciously beat Kenny with the radio. Carver repeatedly bashes Kenny over the side of his head with the walkie-talkie, as Sarita and Rebecca desperately plead for him to stop. Sarita starts screaming and runs to defend Kenny, but Carlos restrains her, not wanting her to get hurt as well. Carlos asks for help in restraining Sarita and is helped by Javier and Ryder. Clementine decides to run towards Kenny, only to be stopped by Troy, who hits her in the face with his rifle, knocking her to the floor and giving her a gash along her face. Several of the guards, including Omid, look on in a polarized reaction of amusement, shock, and sadness. Bonnie eventually appears, pleading for Carver to stop. She continues to tell him that there's a breach, which gets Carver to immediately stop. He punches Kenny one last time, leaving him battered, bloody, and unconscious on the floor. Carver then moves out with the rest of his guards, telling Bonnie to stay behind and make sure the rest of the group doesn't get in any more trouble while he's gone. Carver also refuses to give the survivors supper as punishment for their attempted betrayal, before leaving the scene. Bonnie crouches down and inspects the unconscious Clementine before telling Carlos to stabilize Kenny and get him able to move, as she plans to help them all escape tonight, leaving everyone in disbelief.
===="Chapter 74"====
After a few hours, Clementine wakes up to the aftermath of the beating; Sarita is seen crying over Kenny as Rebecca and Sarah comfort her, while Luke, Paige, Mahiru and Javier speak with Bonnie at the gate. Rejoining the group by the fire, Luke reports that Bonnie will unlock the gate and free them from the pen as soon as they can get the PA system running. Mahiru adds that Bonnie can lead them to the armory to retrieve their weapons before they escape through the back. Rebecca is elated by the news, but Luke is less optimistic. Luke goes on to argue that leaving tonight is too much of a risk, as Kenny is beaten to near death, Luke himself is still suffering from an earlier beating from Carver, and Rebecca is almost in labor. Sandy immediately argues against the prospect of staying, believing that the best course of action is to leave before Carver can do something worse to them. Paige, Ryder, Rebecca, and Javier agree with her and support leaving tonight. Nick agrees with Luke that it seems too risky to move out tonight. Mahiru coldly states that he and Luke can stay behind if they want, but they're going to leave tonight. Eventually, Carlos comes back over to the group, shaking his head. Sandy asks him about Kenny's condition, and Carlos goes on to state that Kenny's orbital has been fractured, and that there is very little hope that he will be able to use his left eye again. While he cleaned the wound, got the swelling down, and did his best to bandage it, he cannot be sure of the extent of the damage until Kenny wakes up, but proposes that there is a very high chance that Kenny has suffered brain damage. Luke, playing the devil's advocate, regretfully suggests that if the group really wants to leave tonight, they may have to consider leaving Kenny behind. Sarita immediately refuses, but Luke insists that there is no other way; if Kenny does not wake up on his own, they won't be able to carry him out of the compound. Sandy is hesitant but believes if it's for the safety of everyone else, then it may have to come to that. Sarita states that Kenny never would have been involved in this if it wasn't for them getting involved with Carver. Paige tells her that playing the blame game isn't going to help anything and they should think about Clementine and Sarah's well-being. Suddenly, Kenny wakes up on his own and manages to stand up and stagger over to the group. Seemingly unfazed by his wound, Kenny states that the plan doesn't change; they still leave tonight. Sarita goes over to hug him, with Luke and Javier complimenting him on his resilience. Kenny proposes that they should decide on a meeting spot, in case they get split up during the escape. They agree to meet up at a nearby Civil War site called Parker's Run, which the cabin survivors had previously used when they first escaped from the compound. Luke mentions that all they need now is someone to go and set off the PA system to set the escape plan in motion. Realizing that she is once again the best choice to get into the office, Clementine volunteers herself to ascend to the rooftop once again. Sandy tells the group that all she needs is her rifle and she can pick off guards to provide cover. Mahiru also says she can do the same with her bow. As Clementine ascends the winch, Rebecca gives her instructions on how to turn on the PA system and the outdoor speakers, then tells her to meet the rest of them in the stockroom. After reaching the roof, Clementine carefully walks over to the skylight over Carver's office and sees him down there talking to one of his guards. Clementine is forced to wait for an opening as she hears the groans of walkers approaching the compound.
===="Chapter 75"====
Carver talks to several of his guards in his office about the herd approaching the compound and suggests turning off the generators so they won't hear the sounds. Tavia says the last patrol mentioned that they'll be closing in within the next ten minutes and should prepare in case they turn their attention towards the community, however, Carver believes they won't run into any problems and tells Troy to take keep an eye on things, then tells everyone to leave. Before everyone leaves, Carver gets up and leaves his office to stop Omid, asking him his relationship with the group in the pen. Omid asks him why he would ask, and he informs him that Troy mentioned to him that Omid traveled with a few of them once. Omid tells him that he's loyal to him and not them. Carver smirks and says he's glad to hear it and tells him to go back to his post. With Carver gone, Clementine drops down the skylight into Carver's office. After looking around, she finds the microphone station. Clementine turns on the microphone and the outdoor speakers, only to notice that there is no CD in order to play sound. Finding a CD, she puts it into the stereo system and turns up the volume, which begins to play generic mall music along with advertisement announcements. Clementine looks down from the office to see Bonnie, having heard the signal, heading towards the pen to free the group. Kenny gets up and tells everyone to be ready, with Sarita telling him to go slow, but he disagrees with her advice. Bonnie opens the gate and tells the group to follow her quickly to the armory so they can retrieve their weapons. Sandy asks Bonnie if she saw Clementine up there before she got them out, and she tells her that she caught a glimpse of her up there. Upstairs, Clementine pushes a filing cabinet over the door to prevent people from getting in, then quickly escapes his office through the skylight. In the armory, Sandy immediately finds her knives and rifle, while Mahiru makes a dash for her bow and arrows. Paige tells everyone they need to hurry before they're spotted by anyone. Bonnie tells them that the guards are going to be too scattered to come near the armory so they have some time. However, one of the guards comes running down the hall toward the armory. Bonnie tells everyone to hide and stay quiet. The guard enters the armory and begins searching the drawers, until Sandy gets up from her hiding spot and stabs her in the back of the neck with her knife, killing her. Carlos shields Sarah from the violence while asking Sandy why she did that when they could have just waited. Sandy coldly states that she wasn't going to take any chances with anyone's life. Luke agrees with Carlos that they could have waited, but Kenny and Rebecca side with Sandy that what she did was justified. Ryder exits the armory with Javier to look around for more guards then both signal for everyone to join. As everyone makes the way down the hall, past several other guards, they are separated by a few guards while trying to avoid them. Bonnie, Kenny, Sarita, Rebecca, Paige, and Mahiru find the warehouse where Bonnie tells them they can make their escape through here. Paige listens near the garage door and says she hears the herd just outside. Gunshots begin to fire off, and Bonnie tells them that the guards are fighting against the herd now and they don't have much time to pull this off. Russell and three guards run into warehouse, not expecting to see them all there, before any of them can have time to react, Russell is shot through the eye by Mahiru's arrow. Paige and Kenny soon shoot the other two guards, leaving the third one alive. He pleads for them not to kill him, but Mahiru fires an arrow through his skull. Meanwhile, Sandy, Luke, Nick, Carlos, Sarah, Ryder, and Javier try to make their way through the compound to meet up with the rest of the group. Javier and Sandy both silently take out two guards blocking their path. Unbeknownst to them, a third guard witnessed what they did and chose to hide from them. Once they go past him, he jumps out, grabs Sarah, and holds a knife to her neck. Sarah screams and calls for her dad, with Carlos pleading with him not to hurt her. He tells everyone to drop their weapons and he won't hurt her, however, Sandy tells him that they have the upper hand cause they have guns and all he has is a knife. Sandy threatens him to let her go or she'll shoot him. After a small argument, the guard lets Sarah go and runs off, before being gunned down by Sandy. Sandy looks at Luke and flippantly asks him if he can justify her decision this time. Luke sheepishly states that he would have done the same to someone who would threaten a child and apologizes for berating her earlier. In the warehouse, the group unshackles the chains holding the door closed when Hank enters the room and holds them all at gunpoint, yelling at them for attempting to escape. Just then, Sandy and the rest show up, with Sandy aiming her gun at Hank, telling him to drop his. Hank attempts to call her bluff and openly doubts her shooting him, but before he finishes his sentence, he is shot through the head by Sandy. Up on the roof, Clementine crawls through the skylight and makes her way across the rooftops, narrowly avoiding Tavia and a few of the other guards who are rushing to the rooftop to shoot walkers approaching.
===="Chapter 76"====
While Clementine tries to reach the stockroom skylight, she runs into Wyatt, who is shooting at the walkers approaching. He turns to see Clementine and tells her not to move. He looks behind him for a split second to look at the walkers, and Clementine rushes forward into him, causing him to fall off the roof into the swarm of walkers. Reaching the stock-room, Clementine drops down the skylight, only to find that Carver has located and caught the group once more, holding them all at gunpoint. He berates them over their decisions, claiming that he will not hesitate to shoot Rebecca and the baby should they attempt to leave again. Bonnie attempts to plead with him, but he tells her to shut up and won't listen to a traitor. Clementine jumps down from the shelves onto Carver's back to distract him. As he attempts to regain his footing, Kenny punches him in the face, while Luke moves in from his side to disarm him, and holds him at gunpoint. The tables now turned, Carver holds his hands up in surrender as the group contemplates what to do with him. Rebecca immediately tells Luke to shoot him. Paige and Mahiru agree, citing it as revenge for Arnold's death, along with the others he has brutally killed. Luke believes they should just leave Carver and the community to their fate, given the herd now descending upon the compound. Carlos makes note that the walkers will begin pouring in closer now and they should hurry and decide what to do. Javier and Ryder take off the extra locks bolting down the garage door, and tell the rest of the group that they can leave now. Sandy believes it would be a mistake to let Carver live. Before a decision is made, Paige abruptly shoots Carver in both of his kneecaps. Collapsing to the floor, Carver looks up at Paige and the group in surprise. Paige lowers her gun and says "he doesn't get a chance to survive." Kenny walks over to a workbench and grabs a crowbar, he looks back at Paige and agrees with her that he isn't going to, before telling everyone in a menacing tone to wait outside. Sarita attempts to convince him to leave instead of killing Carver, but Kenny refuses, stating that he only needs a minute. Luke, disgusted, angrily criticizes everyone's morality for letting Kenny do this, claiming that although there is not one part of Carver he doesn't hate, that doesn't make this right. Paige chastises him that he doesn't get a say in this, because clearly losing Alvin meant nothing to him as much as it did to Rebecca, and he wouldn't understand their own pain. Rebecca tells Luke to leave if he doesn't want to watch, but she's staying to watch. Paige, Mahiru, and Ryder also agree to stay behind and watch to witness justice for their fallen friend. Luke leaves the room, stating that he wants nothing to do with what's about to happen. Sandy asks him if his apology to her was just for show, if he is questioning everyone's morality over all the terrible things Carver has done, but Luke does not answer her and leaves the building. Javier decides to go outside with Luke, in case he might need some help outside. Carver continues to taunt the rest of the group, calling them ingrates, unaware of how good they have it inside the community. He claims the group are lambs to the slaughter, with no shepherd to guide them once outside the walls. He then weakly attempts to convince Clementine to stay and watch, while Sarita approaches Clementine, not wanting her to watch the horror. Sarita attempts to bring Clementine with her outside, not wanting her to watch, but Clementine throws Sarita's grip off of her, claiming that it isn't her decision to make. Carver praises Clementine's decision to watch, confirming his earlier beliefs. Sarita asks Sandy to convince Clementine, since she looks up to her, but Sandy merely agrees with Clementine that it isn't her decision to make and for Clementine to survive in this world she needs to be treated like an adult. Sarita silently goes outside with the rest of the group, minus Sandy, Clementine, Paige, Mahiru, Ryder, Rebecca, and Kenny. Carver tells Clementine to embrace her feelings of vengeance, as it is what makes her stronger than everyone else. Kenny looks over at Paige, Mahiru, and Ryder and asks them if they want to be the ones to do it, knowing how much Arnold meant to them. Mahiru and Ryder remain silent, while Paige speaks up that he should do it since Carver has disabled him and it would only be right, adding that being able to witness it is good enough for her and for Arnold. Carver then continues to mock them all. Kenny stands over Carver, presumably contemplating his decision. Carver continues taunting them, also implying that his sexual relationship with Rebecca was not entirely consensual, as Kenny cuts him off, delivering a severe blow to his face with the crowbar, breaking his nose and knocking him onto his back. Kenny then continues to savagely beat him to death with the crowbar, mutilating his entire face in the process. Satisfied, Kenny solemnly leaves the room, covered in Carver's blood. Paige sighs with relief and walks outside with Mahiru and Ryder behind her. Clementine looks at Carver's unrecognizable face with an emotionless gaze. Sandy walks over to her and tells her they should go, guiding her by the shoulders outside. Rebecca collects Carver's gun from his corpse, giving him a final spiteful glare as she leaves the room.
===="Chapter 77"====
As several guards continue to scatter around the compound, Omid runs into Troy, who demands that he follow him to the warehouse, having heard gunshots coming from in there and knowing it was Carver's last known location. Omid tells him that their priority should be making sure the compound is secure, but Troy tells him that the group is gone from the pen and believes they're the bigger threat than the others right now. Omid pauses and agrees to follow Troy. As walkers begin to close in on the store, everyone hides behind the truck they were brought in, while Paige scouts out ahead. Sarita notices Sandy, Clementine, Kenny, and Rebecca being the last ones to leave the warehouse. Sarita asks Rebecca about Clementine having witnessed what Kenny had done, noticing Carver's corpse inside the loading bay, but Rebecca tells her not to worry about it, saying that Sandy and Kenny both have known Clementine longer and both didn't seem worried at all. Luke gives Clementine a hatchet to use for her protection, while Nick expresses his uncertainty about this plan. Ryder assures him to trust Paige. Paige tells everyone to wait there while she tries to get the attention of a few walkers. Paige tells Mahiru to ready her arrow when they get close enough to her. Once the two walkers get within range, Mahiru shoots them. Paige takes her knife and cuts each one open, telling the group to start covering themselves in it. Javier questions her once more if she's sure this plan works, which she states has never failed her once. The group begins to circle around each of the two walkers and begin to cover themselves in their blood and entrails. Clementine decides to apply the blood to Sarah's back, with the help of Carlos. Carlos reassures Sarah that they'll be okay and to stay beside him and he'll keep her safe. As the group gets ready to move out, they are surprised by Troy and Omid, who suddenly emerge from the loading bay, Troy angrily asks what the group is doing (referring to them covering themselves in guts). Luke attempts to reach for his assault rifle while Troy is distracted, but Troy notices him going for the gun and holds Luke at gunpoint, threatening to shoot him and the rest. Bonnie attempts to convince both Omid and Troy to come with them, asking them if they really believed that Carver's ideas were the best. Omid doesn't answer, but Troy is adamant about believing in the world Carver was trying to create, and says had he been in charge it would have been much worse. Troy angrily tells them that they're gonna die out here and will make nice snacks for the walkers, as punishment for what they've done. Troy tells Omid to help him shoot them all so they can get back inside. Omid raises his gun at everyone and looks at Clementine. Suddenly, Omid opens fire on Troy, shooting him in the neck. Troy falls to the ground, gargling on his blood as Omid walks over to him and shoots him in the head. Omid looks at the group, who are shocked, and impatiently affirms they need to leave now. Paige hands him a knife and tells him to cover himself in the walkers blood so they can sneak through the herd. As Omid covers himself in walker guts, Paige explains to the group how to act in the middle of a herd and to act like you belong. The group begins to enter the herd, while various members of Carver's community, alerted to Omid's gunshots, begin to haphazardly fire into the herd below. With bullets now flying around them, tension increases and Sarah starts to panic. Carlos notices that Sarah is beginning to break down, and asks Clementine to help him calm her down, adding that Sarah trusts her. Before Clementine can respond, a stray bullet hits Carlos in the neck, causing him to stumble forward. Drawn to the blood, a small group of walkers attack and devour Carlos as Sarah looks on in absolute terror. As Sarah witnesses her father's gruesome death, she starts to scream, her cries attracting the attention of the surrounding walkers. Sandy, Sarita, and Bonnie begin killing walkers in an attempt to save both Clementine and Sarah. Sarah, suffering a complete mental breakdown, frantically runs off into the herd on her own. Sarita immediately takes off to run after Sarah, calling her name. As the group starts to get separated in the midst of all the chaos, Clementine is forced to kill a small group of walkers that are beginning to take notice of her. Sandy comes to Clementine's aid, but the two are separated after another group begins to swarm them. After dispatching the walkers, Clementine hears Bonnie cry out in the distance. Rushing over to her, she finds Bonnie struggling with a walker, which begins to bite into her wrist. Clementine looks on in horror as the walker continues to bite onto Bonnie's wrist, and Clementine is forced to make a final, snap decision: amputation. She swiftly acts and slices off Bonnie's arm. Clementine looks at her in shock as Bonnie clutches her bleeding stump. Horrified, she lets out a bloodcurdling scream.
===Season 7: Amid The Ruins===
===="Chapter 78"====
Bonnie's severed hand falls to the ground. Staggering in pain as her arm continues to bleed out, Bonnie screams in agony, as a group of walkers, drawn to both the sound and the blood, begin to attack her. They swarm her and start to devour her as she continues to scream with a horrified Clementine witnessing it. Javier shouts to Kenny and Omid that Bonnie is dead, but Kenny tells him to keep moving and they can't save her. Omid looks over at the swarm and apologizes to Bonnie under his breath before continuing to walk through the herd. Mahiru slowly continues to move through the herd and sees Sarah calling out for her dad and running into the trees, with Sarita calling out and running after her, narrowly avoiding being grabbed by several walkers. "Shit" Mahiru mutters and decides to take off running after Sarita to help her. Sandy whispers Clementine's name, trying to find her in the herd, while narrowly avoiding being shot. Sandy decides to grab her rifle and shoot one of the guards. As Sandy attempts to move away to continue hiding, she bumps into Ryder, who is relieved to see her, saying he had lost everyone else in the crowd. Soon, a shout is heard and the two hurry to discover Luke and Nick nearby, with Nick having been shot in his shoulder by a stray bullet. Luke helps him up and tells him to hold on and he'll help him. Ryder goes over to them to help Luke assist Nick with walking, while Sandy shoots another guard through the head. Tavia notices him being shot and attempts to scan the crowd for who did it, until Sandy shoots her in the chest, causing her to fall off the roof into the herd of walkers, who devour her as she screams. After this, Sandy accompanies Luke, Nick, and Ryder while searching around still for Clementine. Clementine kills more walkers as she searches for the group, now fully separated. Clementine is eventually taken to the ground by a dead walker that falls onto her, before escaping from underneath it. Clementine then applies more blood from the walker in order to further camouflage herself. Clementine continues to walk through the herd, looking around for her group while staying silent. As she continues to walk, she is suddenly grabbed by an unknown person, startling her. However, she is relieved when she sees that it is Rebecca, who has also been separated from the rest of the group. Rebecca is glad to see that Clementine is okay, and the two attempt to escape from the herd together. Rebecca asks her if she sees a way through and Clementine scouts ahead for an opening, only for more walkers to box them in, forcing them to retreat back. Clementine then bumps into Paige, to which both Clementine and Rebecca are relieved to see. Paige tells Clementine and Rebecca to stay calm and continue to walk slowly, but Rebecca begins to panic and pleads for Paige to help them. Paige suggests they spread out in order to avoid being noticed and it'll be safer for them that way. Rebecca continues to plead with her, saying she can't run in her condition, which Paige states that running will get her killed and she just needs to walk slowly. Clementine assures Rebecca that she'll stay with her. Paige begins to walk away from the two, but quickly has a change of heart after seeing Rebecca begin to panic even more, going back to help them. Paige notes that they need to push through a tight cluster of walkers in order to reach the woods, and asks Clementine to draw a nearby walker's attention for her. Clementine successfully draws the attention of the nearby walker, as Paige sneaks up behind it and removes its jaw, preventing it from biting them. Paige uses the walker as a 'cow-catcher,' pushing through the herd and knocking various walkers out of the way as Rebecca and Clementine follow behind her. The three manage to successfully escape into the forest undetected, as the herd continues to swarm and overrun Howe's.
===="Chapter 80"====
Walkers shamble around the forest as distant gunshots are heard. A walker is stabbed in the head by Sandy, as she guides Luke, Nick, and Ryder through the clearing. Nick is still wounded from his gunshot wound and is bleeding profusely. Luke asks them to stop for a moment so they can look at his wound. Ryder volunteers to take a look, saying he worked in a medical facility in his old community and learned a few things. Nick winces in pain as Ryder tries to take a closer look at the wound, however, Ryder is unable to get a good look due to how dark it is. Luke reaches into his pocket and pulls out a lighter. Ryder takes it and examines his wound, seeing small parts of the bullet lodging out of his skin. Ryder tells them that they'll have to get them out before bandaging it and they'll need to do it fast given how much blood he's losing. Sandy points out a small shed nearby and says they can take him in there to do it. Luke and Ryder help Nick back to his feet as Sandy takes out a few more walkers surrounding the shed. Sandy notices a bigger group of walkers across the trees and tells them to stay low. Once she opens the shed door, they all hurry inside. The inside of the shed is in a state of disrepair with a huge gaping hole in the ceiling with stacked boxes leading up to it. Nick loses his footing and falls over a couple of garden tools that make a significant amount of noise. Sandy goes over to the window to keep a lookout while Luke and Ryder help him. Nick tells them he feels really weak and light-headed. Luke insists they need to bandage him up and worry about the bullet later, but Ryder tells him it's more dangerous to leave fragments in because it could cause a terrible infection. Ryder tells him they'll have to do it quickly and warns Nick that the extraction will hurt, since all he has is a knife. Nick tells him he can handle it and do whatever he needs to do. Sandy asks Ryder if he's sure he knows what he's doing, and he assures her that he does. A few walkers outside change direction and make their way over to the shed. Sandy says if they get too close, she'll go out and kill them. Ryder gets his knife out and tells Nick to try and not make too much noise. As Ryder begins to dig at the bullet fragments, Nick gasps in pain, prompting Luke to remind him to try and be quiet. Sandy leaves the shed and makes quick work of the walkers approaching, but notices that the larger herd has changed direction and is coming toward the shed. "Fuck, they're coming this way we don't have much time." Sandy quickly says to them as Ryder continues picking out the bullets. Luke attempts to grab his machete strapped behind him, but yelps in pain from the injuries he sustained from Carver. Sandy unsheaths it and hands it to him and asks him if he's gonna be ready to hold them off, which he confirms that he's willing to protect them. Ryder pulls out the last fragment and rips part of his sleeve to use as a tourniquet to place on Nick's shoulder. Nick, however, is seemingly unresponsive. Ryder shakes him to wake him up only for Nick to weakly open his eyes. Sandy and Luke kill a few walkers approaching the door and Luke asks Ryder if Nick is ready to go. Ryder tells them he's bandaged, but he's significantly weaker. Sandy and Luke close the shed door as more begin to stumble toward them. Sandy mentions the hole in the roof and to get him up there while she attempts to hold the door. Luke and Ryder drag Nick over to the crates, but Luke's injury begins to take its toll on him. Sandy grabs a shovel and places it between the door handles and goes over to try and help, but Nick pushes them off, saying that he's not gonna make it up there. Luke tells him to stop talking and they're gonna help him up, but Nick insists to him that he's too weak to go and says Luke is the one who needs help getting up there with his injury. Nick tells them to leave him behind and he can distract the walkers so they can get away and meet up with the others. Everyone looks at him with shock and realization that it appears to be the only option, until Luke defies his suggestion saying he won't leave his best friend behind. Nick tells him that he needs to go with Sandy and Ryder and that he wants it this way. Walkers begin to break through the door as the shovel snaps in two. Sandy fires her gun at the walkers and says they need to get out. Nick tells Luke not to blame himself and thanks him for being his friend. Ryder pulls Luke away to boost him up as he silently weeps. Sandy reaches into her jacket and pulls out a handgun and gives it to Nick, apologizing for what is to come. Nick tells her to keep it, adding that they might need the extra gun. Sandy affectionately squeezes his shoulder and climbs the crates where Ryder waits to boost her up. As she gets to the top, she helps Ryder up with Luke attempting to help despite his injured ribs. Nick sits himself up and yells for them to survive before walkers begin crowding him, biting into his legs. As Nick screams, everyone turns away, except for Luke, who grabs the rifle he took from Carver and mercifully shoots Nick in the head. "I'm sorry, brother." Luke says as he lowers the gun. As Nick's body becomes swarmed, Sandy puts her hand on Luke's shoulder and tells him they need to go. After a brief moment, the three survivors climb down the roof and run away from the shed.
==Death==
;Killed By
*Howe's Hardware inhabitants (Indirectly Caused)
*Himself (Caused, Sacrifice)
*Walkers (Caused)
*Luke Porter (Out of Mercy)
After being shot by one of the guards from Howe's, Nick begins to lose a lot of blood and subsequently realizes he's slowing everyone down. When he loses too much blood, he volunteers himself to stay behind and distract the herd of walkers trying to get into the shed. Before the walkers can kill Nick, he is mercifully shot in the head by Luke to spare him the pain of being devoured.
==Killed Victims==
This list shows the victims Nick has killed:
*His mother (Before Reanimation)
*Matthew
*Himself (Caused, Sacrifice)
*Numerous counts of walkers
==Appearances==
==Relationships==
==Trivia==
*Nick's shirt appears to have the band logo of the "Chasers", a Seattle-based band. His hat's "O" also has a resemblance to Halo: Combat Evolved's stylized "O".
*It is shown that Nick is a poor shooter as he is seen shooting at walkers but misses their heads numerous times.
*Nick is the fourth cabin survivor to die.
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