Little Man

While morale is low, William scolds Kate and the group for their foolishness. Kurt tries to assert his dominance over Edward. Dean recovers from the Garden City disaster.

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## **Synopsis**

A day after the bridge crossing, Kurt Klein's group is still traveling along the rural roads of Kansas. Molly Massey questions why Kurt is still letting Edward Remar stick around, and Kurt tells her it's because Edward's twisted nature is a good reminder for him that he's not too far gone.

Near the back of the convoy of carriages and vehicles, Calvin Schultz and Elliott Rowe are chatting about their experiences with dealing with rats. Calvin invites Edward into their conversation, which leads to Edward asking the old man if he thought he was going to die during the bridge incident. Calvin isn't sure, but he knows one thing: the people who didn't try to save him can be cursed to hell. Knowing that Calvin doesn't like how the group is controlled, Edward asks him and Elliott if they even want to see things change around here. Calvin understands what Edward means by this, and tells him that it's not possible, and they'll just have to get used to Kurt's leadership. Edward scoffs, turning around to see that the convoy has come to a stop.

At the front of the convoy, Carson Burke, Leonard Thorne and Solomon Reed begin working to clear a fallen tree that's blocked their path. Meanwhile, Edward approaches Nancy Warner, warning her that this is a bad place to stop as they're surrounded by tall trees and grass. Nancy makes fun of him for being scared, irritating him. As Edward turns around to walk away, Kurt comes swaggering up, stopping him. He tells Edward to come with him for a walk in the woods. Edward doesn't want to, but Kurt convinces him to.

Shortly later, Kurt and Edward leave the road and head into the woods, where Kurt reveals that they'll be hunting some game. Things start off on the wrong track when Edward brings up how Kurt left Calvin to die on the bridge, and calls him a coward. Kurt, however, views the situation as people disobeying his orders. The two of them quiet down as Kurt manages to snag a rabbit from within a bush. He begins to slice into the animal as he tells Edward that he needs to understand that this is not his group; it's Kurt's. "I did a great thing by bringing you in under my wing" he tells him, "but all dogs need to know there's a line they can't cross." Kurt flings a bit of rabbit blood into Edward's face before he strolls off, enraging Edward.

In the dead of night inside a church, Kate Bloodstone wakes up from a bad dream, deciding that she needs to go outside and get some air. In the back of her she hears the screams of Jesse Garnett, and then visions Aidan Eldridge and Abigail Brooks being devoured by zombies. She hurries outside and takes a seat, sobbing quietly, before being discovered by Alex Weiss. He approaches her, wondering why she's crying. Kate calls herself a wreck, and is distraught over everything that's happened because of her. Alex agrees that what she did was not the smartest, but finds it honourable that she wanted to help people. Kate is surprised to hear Alex talking like this, and wonders what changed in him since the mall. He tells her that all he's done is learn to adapt to his surroundings. After their conversation, Kate heads back inside.

Early the next morning, Jon Matthews and William Reynes are walking the perimeter of the church, discussing the state of the group. Jon apologizes for having not done more to stop Kate and them from leaving, but William doesn't blame him in the slightest. They both wonder whether Dean Howards is still alive, but Jon wouldn't be surprised if Kate ended up getting him killed too. Jon then asks how Rebecca Dawson is doing. William says she hasn't changed--but that he's hoping that she'll come through.

Lloyd Waller is in one of the church's offices watching over Rebecca and Brenden Trevors. A few moments later, Lloyd notices Brenden wake up. Seeing his missing hand, Brenden decides to joke about it, remaining optimistic. Lloyd is shocked when Brenden tells him that he doesn't regret it, and that losing his hand was worth trying to save lives. He tells Brenden that although he doesn't think what he, Kate and the others did was wrong, he says that they can't be taking chances like that and putting their own lives in jeopardy. Brenden doesn't fault Lloyd for what he's saying, and tells him that he's a good person.

After their hunt in the woods, Edward goes to see Nancy at the supply wagon. He tells her about Kurt threatening him. When Nancy jokes about and doesn't take it seriously, Edward rants at her for being a "subservient little insect" before he storms off.

Calvin and Elliott are sitting in the back of a carriage when Edward comes stomping up to them. He rants at them like he did Nancy, complaining that all they did was sit around while Kurt bullies them. As Edward limps off, Calvin puts down his book and goes to follow him.

Calvin eventually catches up to Edward and convinces him to sit down and talk. He starts off by telling Edward that everything he said about them and Kurt was correct. He wonders why Edward has stayed in the group if he dislikes the way Kurt leads the group. Edward says it's because he rather enjoys the company of everyone but Kurt and his henchmen, and he wants to make change to the group. To do so, he wants the rest of Kurt's group to feel like they don't need the protection of Kurt. Calvin finds what he's planning to be amusing, and asks him if he's used to killing people in order to get his way. Edward is speechless, prompting Calvin to go back to Edward's original plan. He points out how Edward was able to rally most of Kurt's group to come and save him, and how if he continues treating them as people of his own, he'll eventually accomplish his goal. Edward listens to his words carefully, and even smiles lightly. Stanley then comes walking over to them, informing them that the fallen tree has been cleared and they'll be moving again soon.

In Garden City, Dean, completely worn out, stumbles down a street. His throat dried out from thirst, Dean's eyes light up when he sees a coffee shop coming up to the side of the road. As he approaches, he accidently staggers and collapses through the front window. Desperate to find something to drink, he crawls back to his feet and drags himself along the counter until finding a mug--one that he would find out is empty. He whimpers and begs for anything to drink, as his body begins to shut down. Things get worse when a zombie, likely attracted from the sound of the window crashing open, is seen wandering down the street. Looking at it, Dean sees a canteen attached to a backpack it's wearing, and can't help himself not to go and try to retrieve it. Fumbling out of the coffee shop, Dean pulls out a screwdriver and attempts to deal with the zombie. However, the weapon breaks as he tries to stab it. The zombie plows Dean into the same window he's crashed through, causing him to fall onto a glass shard that digs into his skin. Right as it seems Dean is done for, a machete wielding man slices the zombie's head off. As the corpse flops against the ground, Dean passes out.

At the church, Ed Anderson and Layton Zimmers are conversing in the main mall until Ed sees William enter the building. Ed dismisses his conversation with Layton and goes to update William on the supplies situation. They have enough supplies for a few days - but they'll be out after that. William tells him not to worry and that they'll figure out what to do. Ed nods, believing in William's leadership, before he goes back to Layton. As William is heading for the office, Kate tries to stop him to talk to him, but William tells her no, not even bothering to look in her direction.

Elsewhere in the church, Marcus Downes is talking with Aldus Paxton, trying to convince the man that what they did in Garden City was the right thing. Aldus understands where Marcus is coming from, but wants to just move on from it and have the group get back on good terms with each other. Kate comes into the room, upset, and tells them about William not wanting to speak to her at all. Aldus believes he'll eventually come around, but Marcus thinks it's stupid of him to be ignoring Kate in the first place. Getting more upset by the second, Kate begins going on about how them being here is still mostly her fault. Daniel Rockwell hears this as he approaches, and scoffs, tired of having to listen to Kate, Marcus, and the others. Tired of the way Daniel's been treating them, Marcus stands up and calls him out for being a douchebag. More members of the group gather around as the argument escalates. Aldus pleads with both of them to quit it. Marcus doesn't want to fight, but Daniel, however, decides to throw his fists into Marcus' face. Marcus responds by charging into him, and the two start brawling it out. Lolida Windfield tries to pull out his gun to back up Daniel, but Clyde Rollins rushes to stop him, knocking the gun away. Kate, desperately trying to stop the fight, tries pulling the two apart. In the heat of the moment, Daniel, while throwing punches at Marcus, punches Kate in the face as well. An enraged Marcus manages to gather enough strength to get the upper hand and begins choking out Daniel. Jon and Austin Kingston eventually step in and pry the two men apart. While everyone else is distracted, Lolida takes the chance to grab the gun that had been knocked away, tossing it to Daniel, who then points it around at the group. However, after a moment, he puts it down. William finally exits the church's office and walks over tiredly. He doesn't yell or hand out punishments--he simply tells them all to quit acting like monkeys. William turns back around, sighing, as he goes back to the office, ignoring Jon calling his name. Jon, Austin and Aldus leave the room to go check the perimeter. When William is gone, Daniel continues barking taunts at Marcus for not continuing the fight. Kate decides she's heard enough, and tells Daniel to back off. Daniel looks over at her, telling her that all of this is on her, and that he hopes she enjoyed watching the kid in Garden City get eaten. Furious, Kate walks over and begins punching Daniel, screaming at him that she didn't mean for any of this to happen. She delivers a final punch, sending Daniel falling to the ground, down for the count. Kate then falls to her knees, beginning to cry.

Dean briefly wakes up as his body is being dragged through the woods, but he quickly passes out again. The next time he wakes up he sees somebody standing over him, but he's not awake long enough to make out who it is. The next and last time he wakes up, he's inside a tent. Making his way outside, he sees a campfire. Suddenly, a man carrying some small sticks in his hands approaches Dean and the campfire. It's the same machete wielding man who saved him. The man sets his sticks down and gives Dean a bottle of water, insisting that he stay as long as he needs to. The man introduces himself as Waylon, and answers one of Dean's questions by stating that it's only him--he isn't with a group. After thanking Waylon for the water, he asks him if he'd like to come back with his group, but Waylon declines the offer, opting to instead survive by himself. As Waylon warms up by the fire, Dean begins explaining to him how he got separated from his group in Garden City, and Waylon recalls having found Dean in terrible shape. He then asks Dean if he'd like help finding his group, but Dean says he'll be okay, and even feels bad for taking some of Waylon's water. Waylon tells him not to worry, and that he can take back as much supplies to his group as he wants; he says that with all the evil in this world, he enjoys helping people when he can. As Dean is preparing to depart, Waylon digs through his backpack and gives Dean a notebook that he'd found on him. He instructs Dean to look at the last page when he gets back to his group, as it'd help them out. Dean thanks the man for everything, promising that if they ran into each other in the future, he'd do whatever he could to make up for this. He then picks up his backpack and leaves the camp, going off in search of his group.

Late in the evening, Edward and Solomon are sitting far from the rest of Kurt's group. They talk about what they think of the group--and both agree that except for a few people, the group is good. Soon, Nancy walks up to the two asking if they wanted a bite to eat. Solomon doesn't skip out on dinner, while Edward says he isn't hungry. Before going back to the campfire, Nancy tells Edward that she appreciates how Edward rallied everyone to save Calvin at the bridge, and she's starting to think that he isn't so lame.

Later that night, while most others are asleep, Edward finds Calvin sitting alone on a log. Calvin says that he's on watch duty, and is happy to be doing it since he enjoys the stillness of night. Since he hasn't asked him before, Calvin questions Edward on where he comes from and what his story is. Edward very vaguely describes his time in Willamette, talking about his enemies, and his one friend. Calvin wonders where his friend is, and Edward lies about it, claiming that he was dead. However, Calvin sees right through his lie, forcing Edward to admit the truth: that he left his friend because he and the rest of his old group were weak, and Edward believes he's meant for something greater. Calvin thinks that Edward might just be destined for something greater. Suddenly, a gunshot goes off nearby, and within seconds, zombies begin emerging from the woods.

Seven minutes earlier, Molly and Landon are on the other side of the camp complaining about Edward and the little freak they think he is. Landon thinks that Edward's friend, Solomon, can't be trusted either. Suddenly, a twig snaps nearby, and Solomon steps out, surprising the both of them. Solomon apologizes for intruding and goes to leave, but Landon puts a hand on his shoulder, preventing him from leaving. He hands Solomon a lighter, instructing him to light his cigarette for him. Solomon does so reluctantly. Molly then suggests that Solomon and Landon play a game to see who's the manlier man. Landon agrees, and purposely says Solomon's name wrong when asking if he wanted to play. Solomon quips back by mispronouncing his name as well, prompting Landon to throw a punch at his face. As Solomon apologizes and Molly is cackling, a snake suddenly jumps out from the bushes and bites Molly's leg. She screams, and Landon walks over, easily grabbing the reptile and tossing it aside. As the snake slithers away, Molly pulls out her pistol, not wanting to let the creature escape. Bang.

Back at the church, William is sitting quietly in the office with Lloyd, Rebecca and Brenden, the latter two being unconscious and asleep. Lloyd understands that William is still upset with Kate and those who went with her into Garden City, but he attempts to tell William that Brenden is a good kid, and that he should go easy on him. He concludes by telling William it's what Rebecca would want. William says that he'll think about it, and tells Lloyd not to be worried. After Lloyd leaves, Brenden opens his eyes, revealing that he'd been awake listening to their conversation. He tells William that Lloyd is right in what he said about Rebecca. William, however, has no respect for Brenden after what he did in Garden City, and doesn't care for what he has to say. Brenden persists, telling William that he'd lose his other hand if it meant being able to save Aidan's group, something William despises hearing. Brenden is able to calm William down when he starts telling him that even though he didn't agree with him turning away Aidan's group, he knows William was only doing it for the sake of his own people. After taking in his words, William stands, tells him to get some rest, and walks out.

In another room, Marcus is bandaging up Kate's bloody hand. He doesn't at all blame her for taking it all out on Daniel, and Kate says that he's had it coming for a long time. As Kate is thinking about the office building, she begins to break down, still traumatized over not being able to save Jesse. She begins crying, and Marcus hugs her to comfort her.

Elsewhere, Edward is fighting off zombies, protecting Calvin, who's useless at protecting himself without a gun. Meanwhile, at the center of camp, most of the group is waking up to find zombies clawing at their tents. Everyone quickly rushes to the supply wagon to grab a melee weapon. Kurt steps out his tent half-dressed and with a fireaxe in his hands. He begins slaughtering zombie after zombie with it. Elliott saves Bonnie Harrell from a zombie, and she rushes off to safety. Meanwhile, Molly and Landon rush into camp, using their pistols to dispatch the zombies. As everyone is fighting off the horde, Edward stumbles into the middle camp with Calvin trailing behind him. He finds Solomon and learns about what Molly did that alerted the horde, making Edward's blood boil with rage. Suddenly, Kurt swings his axe at a zombie, not killing it and sending it tumbling into Edward, who barely manages to hold it off him. Nancy comes to his rescue, killing the zombie on him. Edward yells at Kurt for being an idiot, but Kurt is busy laughing away at the situation, having fun with killing zombies. Calvin begins to struggle with a few zombies, but Solomon comes to assist him. As the horde begins to thin out, Kurt tosses another zombie Edward's way, but this time Edward throws it off himself. The rest of the group finish dealing with their last zombies, the horde finally being cleared out. Kurt sends Stanley, Carson and Leonard to check the perimeter. Edward curses at Kurt, and especially Molly for being complete morons. In the near distance, Calvin is seen stumbling towards a tree, collapsing down next to it. Edward and Elliott rush over, where they discover that Calvin has been bit by a zombie on his shoulder. Elliott begins to tear up and sob quietly, while most of the other group members look on sadly. When Kurt finds out Calvin has been bit, he couldn't care less, and even says that he'll put the old man down himself, but Edward won't let him. In his last moments, Calvin tells Elliott not to let Kurt and his goons use him anymore, and that he has to be his own man. He tells Edward that he has so much potential, and that the people here are underestimating him; he's sorry that he won't be here to see the rest of Edward's journey unfold. Having gone pale from blood loss, Calvin takes a last breath and dies. After retrieving a knife, Edward gently stabs the old man in his head so that he won't reanimate.

At the church, Clyde and Claire Noble are outside looking on at a small graveyard. Clyde remarks on how strange everything has been lately, and how he's still trying to process it all. To try and lighten Clyde up, Claire tells him that when he jumped across to the office building in Garden City, she was impressed; Clyde stepped up and showed real bravery, and Claire is proud of him. Suddenly, a figure emerges from the woods nearby - it's Dean. The two of them look at him, shocked, before they grin and happily call his name. Dean's eyes light up as he sees them. His first question to them is whether everyone else is alright, and they tell him that they are. Soon, Randall Forster walks over, excited and surprised to see Dean alive. He questions the man on where he's been, and Dean says that he received help from a stranger. Dean suddenly remembers the notebook that Waylon gave him, and he quickly opens it and looks on the last page--where there is a map with notes on where supply caches are. They're all shocked, and Dean knows that he can trust the map. As he puts the notebook away, Randall and the others lead Dean inside the church, telling him that he's missed a lot, but they'll make sure he gets up to date.

From a large hill far in the distance, Genna Brohem lowers her binoculars having just seen a group of four enter the church. She smiles faintly, before turning around and stomping down a hill.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

* William Reynes
* Kate Bloodstone
* Randall Forster
* Jon Matthews
* Marcus Downes
* Rebecca Dawson
* Clyde Rollins
* Dean Howards
* Austin Kingston
* Lloyd Waller
* Edward Remar
* Aldus Paxton

#### **Also Starring**

* Ed Anderson
* Claire Noble
* Daniel Rockwell
* Solomon Reed
* Lolida Windfield
* Kurt Klein

#### **Guest Starring**

* Brenden Trevors
* Layton Zimmers
* Alex Weiss
* Landon Kimber
* Molly Massey
* Bonnie Harrell
* Elliott Rowe
* Carson Burke
* Stanley Peck
* Leonard Thorne
* Nancy Warner
* Calvin Schultz
* Genna Brohem