Jon Matthews

"*I know their optimism can seem incomprehensible at times... I was livid after that stunt they pulled in the city too... but you don't give them enough credit. Just because you're the leader of this group does not mean you are to take responsibility for every single thing that happens to it. If a bird shit on Layton's head right in front of you, would you blame yourself for that? Of course fucking not, because Layton is a weirdo who probably deserved it, and also because it's completely out of your control. You wanna blame yourself for Jared being a rat and a coward? That too, was out of your control, and don't try to say that Daniel warned you. He warned us all in the most delusional fucking way possible, if you ask me, he got lucky on a hunch. So what, you don't trust people anymore, everyone that isn't us is an enemy? Listen, I'm not someone who typically cares to dispute that... but even I know it isn't entirely true. This group would've never formed in the first place, and you'd never have gotten it this far if it wasn't for the trust you had in strangers. Rebecca was once a stranger. I was once a stranger. But these days, we just have to take chances like that.. and yeah, assholes like Jared make it real blurry and hard to tell, but that doesn't mean you should be stubborn. I'm not one to argue with your ways of doing things, William, I've done my best to stay by your side... but what you did out there just a few minutes ago, was unnecessary.*"
—Jon to William Reynes[src]

Jon Matthews is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in Route to Paradise. A former criminal, Jon is deadly with whatever he can get his hands on, and while not much of a talker, he's always thinking logically, weighing all options. He's a loyal man and not easily swayed, and someone who puts survival before compassion. But in spite of that, Jon is always willing to step up to help those he's friends and allies with.

Having likely had a rough upbringing, Jon fell into criminality sometime before the outbreak, eventually settling into a crew run by Wilbur Wright. During the first weeks of the apocalypse, Jon and his crew aligned themselves with two other groups, uniting to fight against Damerae Badrick and The Rastas, who were threatening to take over the town and kill everyone. In the brutal war that took place, Jon and his crew had to flee to the Willamette Parkview Mall with another group. Following Wilbur's departure from the group to go lay low, a final battle would occur at the mall, in which two of Jon's closest friends, Quincy Atherton and Monica Reynolds, are killed, and Jon's only remaining friend, Curtis Van Horn, goes missing.

With Jon as the sole survivor of his former crew, he's untrusted by his new companions, mainly because of Jon's cold, distant nature. While scouting for a new home, Jon is separated from everyone and ends up in the hands of another small group, among them, Angela Jaegar. Jon instantly takes a liking to Angela for the similar traits she shares with him, and he would eventually convince them to join his group. Soon after this, Jon is reunited with Curtis, just to watch him be killed a few hours later at the hands of Damerae Badrick. Again, Jon is devastated, though he does his best to hide it.

Jon and Angela's relationship continues upward for the next few days, as they begin expressing feelings for each other. Their group would take shelter at a high school, just for it to attacked by Badrick again a few days later. In the aftermath, Jon's group end up as prisoners of Nathaniel Shepard and his community. During their time locked up, Jon is the man who takes charge of the situation, devising an escape plan and setting it into motion mere days after their imprisonment.

With help from Daniel Rockwell, the group are released from their cells just in time to face The Rastas for a final time in battle. While they would ultimately defeat Badrick and The Rastas, Angela is killed. Jon is once again crushed, and he distances himself from everyone, trying to take his mind off everything by killing zombies, which hardly works. He has relentless hallucinations of Angela in the following days, until he finally is able to move on primarily thanks to a talk with Austin Kingston.

After weeks of travel, Jon's group finally settle down for a while at a motel. Having become a close associate with group leader William Reynes, Jon is always there to back him up, most notably during the encounter with Aidan Eldridge's group, in which William makes a tough decision to turn away the group of desperate survivors due to the food shortage. However, Jon learns the next day that Kate Bloodstone has taken a few others after Aidan's group to try and save them. Realizing the danger Kate's team are likely in, Jon decides to go after them, managing to save them from a pursuing horde of zombies.

The same horde of zombies would later arrive at the motel, attacking it and forcing everyone to abandon it. Later, two women show up at the group's doorstep claiming to be from a large community, Worthwood. William is hesitant and turns them away at first, but due in part to Jon's convincing, William agrees to go with them to Worthwood.

## **Pre-Apocalypse**

While it's known that Jon has been on the wrong side of the law most of his life, not much else is known about his life. His biological father, who is said to have been an alcoholic, left when he was young, but Jon did have a step-father.

Jon spent his life robbing across the country, but at one point was caught and arrested, being placed in a maximum security facility. But Jon claims to have escaped from prison, spending the next few years laying low to avoid being caught. Not long before the outbreak, Jon was back to working with his boss, Wilbur Wright.

## **Post-Apocalypse**

At the start of the outbreak, Jon continues doing work for his boss, Wilbur Wright, which involves retrieving a case from Willamette Parkview Mall.

### **Season 1**

#### "**The Last Laugh**"

In the basement of Willamette Mall, Jon sits behind cover, pinned down by a group of armed men who are trying to defend a case. As he stands behind cover, a different group of four enters the basement, one of them he recognizes as his friend Da'Jonte Woodard. Da'Jonte and the other three join Jon behind cover, where he explains to them the current situation. He tells them to sit tight while he deals with the enemies. Jon moves out of cover attacks the armed men, taking down a couple of them. He gets back into cover and eyes Clayton Freeman, who is reaching for his pistol. Jon says he'll blow Clayton's hand off if he takes out his weapon. A bullet strikes Jon's cover, which prompts him to poke back out and open fire. He follows through by taking down the last two armed men. As he wipes blood off of his hands, he tells Da'Jonte that he and Jon can get the case they're after, and that the other three aren't needed. William Reynes, one of the three, say that they came along to help, adding that they would get a few guns in return. Jon tells them to come along then.

The five make their way into a pitch black storage warehouse. Jon uses a flashlight to find the corpse of a man he knew by the name 'Charlie'. On his corpse, they find and pick up the case. Suddenly, a zombie from the darkness tumbles into William, sending them into a shelf which collapses. Every zombie in the basement would now be after them. Jon yells at the group to keep up with his light. They sprint around the warehouse, kicking back zombies whilst trying to find the exit. Jon eventually finds the door and rushes inside. Back in the safety of the basement, Jon follows William and crew back to the Yucatan casino.

There, Jon regroups with Wilbur Wright. He hands the case over and informs him about Charlie's demise. Jon steps aside as Wilbur turns to William, Clayton, and Albert Hanson. He offers them two SMG's, a shotgun, and three handguns for their help, which they gratefully accept. As the three of them depart, Wilbur turns to Jon and tells him that he can either stay in the mall or return back to their warehouse in town. Jon easily decides on returning to the warehouse, not wanting anything to do with the mall.

### **Season 2**

#### "**A Common Enemy**"

On the streets of Willamette, Jon sprints alongside Quincy Atherton and Monica Reynolds while being followed by a horde of zombies. Jon calls Quincy an idiot, suggesting he was the cause of the horde chasing after them. The trio see a few figures in the distance, and as they get closer they see that it's their friend Dean Howards, and a few of the mall survivors. Jon turns around and opens fire on the horde with everyone else. As the horde thins out, Jon explains to his non-associates that they do odd jobs here and then, but were no money stealers. He, Quincy, and Monica then go to head off, but Dean calls them and asks them to stay. The three stop and Quincy is asked by Jacob Feldman about The Rastas. Jon says that Wright's going to be pissed, and now they need to meet up with a business man, whom he doesn't know the name of. Jacob convinces Quincy to let them come along to meet their boss, Wilbur, to seek revenge on The Rastas. Jon then travels with them to the warehouse.

At the warehouse, Jon asks Wilbur about the business man, to which Wilbur replies by saying he met him last week and he'll acknowledge him whether he liked him or not. When the man arrives, he explains to everyone that he wants all of The Rastas dead. They are standing in his way of finding his ill daughter. After the story, Benjamin adds that he knows where one of their outposts is. Everyone agrees to attack it, and they all leave to go through with it, excluding Jon and Wilbur who stay behind to guard the warehouse.

#### "**The Calm Before**"

Quincy and Monica barge into the warehouse, Quincy holding his wounded arm. Curtis Van Horn, another criminal, had already arrived back and informed Jon and Wilbur about the dangerous, yet successful attack. Everyone is against Wilbur, who is in no way ready to leave the town. Jon makes his opinion clear in that he sees no point in starting a war with The Rastas. Quincy and Monica decide they've had enough of being cooped up in the warehouse and part ways to join those at the mall. Jon, not wanting to go to the mall, goes with Wilbur and Curtis to meet with Benjamin Taylor.

Jon exits his truck and follows the two others into the museum where they are greeted by Taylor. Taylor brings up a map and shows them where The Rastas are held up: city hall. Jon suggest they simply torch the place and end them. Curtis disagrees and suggests that they show up with a big army to show that they hold the power. Curtis's plan is the one they everyone agrees on.

At the city hall, their plan to win against The Rastas with sheer power is abruptly ended when Damerae Badrick brings out Benjamin's daughter, Sarah, and threatens her life unless they left. Benjamin is forced into leaving the area. Before he does, he tells Jon and Curtis to return back to their leader.

#### "**On the Clock**"

The peace and quiet of the warehouse is abruptly ended when Benjamin Taylor and many of his soldiers speedily enter. Taylor expects Wilbur, as an ally, to help him in his time of distress. Benjamin needs Wilbur's people to escort him and Shane Haywood to negotiate with the mall survivors. Badrick had demanded Taylor to blow up the mall, but Taylor is willing to only blow up a portion to make it appear like the mall was destroyed. Wilbur sends Jon and Curtis to escort them.

At the mall, Jon and Curtis accompany Benjamin and Shane into the mall where they meet with the residents. Jon shares a brief word with Quincy before he stands quietly as Benjamin proposes his solution to Badrick's demands to the survivors. The negotiations don't go well, and it leads to Felix Quarterman threatening Benjamin and their alliance. Jon points his weapon at Felix, saying that if Wilbur is in on the alliance, then so is he. Quincy talks Jon down to lowering his gun. Jon says his farewells to Quincy, before he steps out with Curtis and his two companions. Outside, Benjamin, realizing he has to attack the mall, asks Jon to take them a few blocks away. He hesitantly does this.

Jon steps out of the truck at a nearby alleyway where Robin Clarke was already waiting with Taylor's army. Benjamin says they're going to blow up the entrance plaza. Curtis expresses his anger at the idea, saying that he was friends in there. Jon agrees, and leaves with Curtis to meet with their boss.

#### "**Partners in Crime**"

Walking down the streets of Willamette, Jon and Curtis discuss Benjamin Taylor and how he can no longer be trusted. Jon says that they need to tell Wilbur about what happened. As they continue walking, they come across Erin Monroe and Marcus Downes, two survivors from the mall who are tracking a Rasta convoy, which they believe is leading to a new outpost. This intrigues Jon, and he offers to go along with them. Curtis reluctantly goes with them as well. On their way, Jon and Curtis tell the others about what happened with Benjamin and the mall.

The group find themselves looking down on a factory where the convoy had pulled up. They all then slowly head to explore it once it was clear. In the factory, they find it to be relatively empty, but Erin spots her friend, Edward Remar. Erin wishes to get to him just to speak, but needs the two guards blocking them to be dealt with. Jon and Curtis gladly go ahead and take them down. Erin makes her way to a window where she throws a rock at it to get Edward's attention. Jon listens in as Edward tells them that Badrick has Benjamin's daughter as a hostage and all he wants is to see the father and daughter reunite. Erin convinces Edward to try and break the girl out. The discussion turns to a train coming into town, one filled with supplies that Badrick needs. Edward informs them about where and when before he leaves them. The remaining four quickly come to the conclusion that they need to hijack the train and stop it. Erin and Marcus head back to the mall to tell their friends, while Jon goes with Curtis back to the warehouse.

Some time later, the mall survivors, along with Quincy and Monica, join the criminals at the warehouse to go over the plan. Wilbur has decided that the best way to hijack the train, albeit risky, was to drive alongside the train and jump from the vehicles onto the moving train. Everyone would stack into the vehicles two by two. Everyone going on the mission heads outside and gets into the cars. Albert Hanson joins Jon in his car.

Parked in a field parallel the tracks, Jon waits for the train. When he sees the train, he starts the car and speeds off to drive alongside it. Albert jumps off first, followed quickly by Jon before the car slows down too much. As soon as everyone started jumping onto the train, Rastas opened fire on them. The survivors scramble for cover. Jon pushes forward with the others, slowly taking down The Rastas. Jon takes it a step further, going further than anyone else, racing past car after car until he had reached the front. There, he kills the conductor and throws his corpse off the train. Jon stays in the front of the train, keeping the train going while the others fight behind him. Eventually, Jon would bring the train to a stop at the train station once all The Rastas on board had been dealt with. Unfortunately for them, Benjamin Taylor and his entire army were waiting for them. Jon dives off the train when his army lights up the train.

#### "**Promise**"

Jon makes his way back to the warehouse where he tells Wilbur that the train heist didn't go well, and of Benjamin's betrayal. Jon says they need to take action against him. While Wilbur remains quiet, Jackson Foxx, a member of their criminal group who was presumed dead, enters. After quickly updating Jackson about the situation, Wilbur concludes that they are done with everything to do with this town.

#### "**Warzone**"

Jon, Curtis, and Wilbur wait inside their warehouse as constant gunfire is heard outside. As the three discuss what the gunfire could be, a molotov is thrown through one of the windows, lighting the warehouse on fire. They're forced to evacuate the building.

Outside, they rush for cover, when they suddenly spot Da'Jonte fighting for The Rastas. Jon grabs the traitor and yells questions at him. Suddenly, it all clicks for Jon: Jackson tracked the criminals to get their location, then fled with Da'Jonte. A swarm of Rastas were then noticed coming down the street towards them. Jon drags Da'Jonte with them as they run away. When they gain enough distance, Jon shakes Da'Jonte and demands him to give up all the information he knows. Da'Jonte doesn't have to answer when Benjamin Taylor and a squad of his soldiers come strolling down the street chasing The Rastas. Benjamin sees Da'Jonte and goes to shoot him, but Jon stops him before he can. Wilbur tries one last time to get info from Da'Jonte, but he says he doesn't know anything. Benjamin tells the group that he's going after The Rastas to raid one of their last outposts. He asks them to join, and Wilbur agrees to it, stating that The Rastas need to be dealt with. Jon kicks Da'Jonte to the ground and leaves him behind in the wreck of what used to be a nice little town.

Jon stops the group outside of the factory he had visited earlier. He tells them that he knows The Rastas are in there. Benjamin tells his men to cover every entrance and make sure nobody escapes. Once his army storms the factory, Jon goes in. Inside, Jon guns down several Rastas before catching sight of Jackson. He curses at him before he loses sight of Foxx. After the fighting had concluded, Jon meets with the survivors for a debrief on the situation. Benjamin, still not satisfied, says the war is not over yet. Jon tells him that he's done with the fighting and he's taking shelter at the mall for the time being. Benjamin looks over at him and says to inform the mall survivors not to interfere with his fight.

#### "**Fractured Beyond Repair**"

Arriving at the entrance of the mall, Jon stands idle as Wilbur bangs on the fence asking to be let in, claiming they're friends. Austin Kingston hears the noise and comes investigating, eventually letting the criminals inside. Curtis asks of the whereabouts of the leader as well as Quincy and Monica. Austin informs them that the leader is on the roof, and if they see Quincy, to give him a good punch, pointing to his broken nose. Jon chuckles and asks if he set off his temper. Austin figures he did. Jon then continues up to the roof.

On the roof, Jon properly meets some of the survivors, before he points out something in the parking lot - a horde of zombies. A few of the survivors head off to gather everyone onto the roof for safety. When Quincy and Monica make their way up, Jon and Curtis mention Austin to them; Quincy replies by saying he was being rude. Jon turns the conversation back to the threat of the zombies and suggests they just light them up. The others have a different idea, one in which they use the horde to end the fighting going on in Willamette. A moment later, three other people come strolling up the survivors. One of them Jon recognizes as Edward. Edward, and his two companions Clyde Rollins and Derek Monroe share some information with them: Benjamin's army is planning on taking down the second-to-last Rasta outpost, one at a junkyard. He wants the mall survivors to take on the final outpost, the one at the hotel across town. Everyone begins to step in and say that they're in for the attack, and although unwilling to participate at first, Jon ends up agreeing to join them all in the attack. Before they head off, Jon recalls when Quincy and Monica got married.

On the way to the hotel, Jon asks Dean about why he stopped drinking. Dean explains that it was Jim Butterman who convinced him to. As they continue walking, Jon, along with the others fire a few rounds into the air to make sure the horde of zombies behind them continued to follow and didn't wander off. The seemingly tranquil walk to the hotel was broken when the group came upon a small battle between a group The Rastas and a squad of Benjamin's private army. The survivors ultimately decide that they need to take care of the battle before the horde steers off track. A careless Jon opens up with his M16 and guns down several of the private army soldiers. Jacob yells at Jon for killing their allies. The survivors, now pinned down in the middle being shot at by both sides, are forced into killing both parties. Surprisingly, none of them get injured. They continue on their way to the hotel.

Jon waits patiently as the horde of zombies enter the lot of the hotel. The survivors take the opportunity to attack The Rastas as they get distracted by the zombies. Jon pushes his way into one of the side paths where he tackles Jackson Foxx to the ground and knocks him out. He picks up the back-stabber and runs into a nearby night-club with the others.

#### "**Family Business**"

Trapped inside the night club, Jon looks outside at the horde of zombies clawing at the windows. All hope seems lost until Kate Bloodstone and Marcus come to their aid from across the street. They draw the horde over to them with a gunshot into the air, giving Jon and the others the chance to escape. Jon doesn't forget to bring Jackson with him.

The survivors run through the streets and make it back to the mall. There, Jon and Edward take Jackson down into the basement, where they tie the unconscious man up and wait for him to wake up. When Foxx awakes, all three of engage in a heated conversation which ends up with Edward lunging at Jackson with a crowbar. Jon holds him back and tells him they need to question him first. Jon turns to his old friend and asks him where Badrick is hiding. Jackson swears he doesn't know. Edward strikes Jackson with the crowbar in his stomach and then in his collarbone, breaking it. Jon asks him the same question, and this time Jackson confesses that Badrick is at the office block in town. A happy Jon smiles and tells Jackson that he's going to take them there - but not before Edward has some fun with him. Jon walks away as Edward begins to hit Jackson with his weapon.

Upstairs, Jon gives the news to everyone else. The group determine that The Rastas must be dealt with at once. Jon tags along on the mission to end Badrick and his gang, and he brings Jackson with him. Out in the parking lot, Jon apprises Jackson that he will be the one to lure The Rastas into admitting Badrick was in the building. Jon gets into a truck with him and drives off with the other cars.

A block away from the office block, the convoy parks and approaches stealthy on foot. Jon pushes Jackson forward and tells him to go - and if he were to try anything, William would snipe him. Jackson does as told as gets one of the Rasta guards to say Badrick is here. Jon shoots the guard with a silenced weapon and then rushes towards the building, the others following. Jon moves with the other survivors, clearing out all of The Rastas until they reach the top. There, Jon is a witness to Jackson murdering Erin Monroe. The building is soon struck by RPG's and the remaining survivors flee to the bottom and escape in the vehicles.

#### "**Home**"

On the roof of the mall, everyone talks over each other, trying to think about what the next step should be. With Jacob having gone missing and The Rastas expected to attack, Jon is insistent on just leaving. Quincy, however, convinces his friend to stay and fight with them one last time. Jon stops, nods slowly to himself and says screw it, staying his friends.

When The Rastas attack, Jon is ready in paradise plaza. As Rastas pour into the plaza, Jon opens up with his rifle. He turns to Curtis, who had retreated from he entrance plaza, and asks about his other criminal friends. He's told that Monica has died. Jon dolefully acknowledges her death. Jon and the others are overwhelmed when Shane Haywood's men storm into the plaza behind The Rastas. He withdraws from paradise plaza into the north plaza, leaving behind Randall Forster and Curtis, who opted to stay and fight. He takes down a few zombies before heading for the roof with regroup with everyone. It's on the roof where Jon is informed by William that Quincy has perished as well. Not long after this, Rastas push up onto the roof and engage in a firefight. Jon evacuates off the roof via an escape ladder. He makes it into the nearby forest with the other alive survivors. Looking down, Jon hopes that Curtis is still alive.

### **Season 3**

#### "**Winter Wasteland**"

Days after the chaotic battle at Willamette Mall, Jon resides with his other group members at Jim Butterman’s cabin in the middle of the woods. Inside of the cabin, Jon rests on a couch, his feet kicked up onto a desk. He questions what William is chipping at, and he responds by saying he’s crafting a spear so he can gouge out Badrick’s eyes. Jon points out that Jacob is thinking of the same. Some time later, Marcus, Zac Barnes, and Fraser Stiller return from a hunting trip with some intriguing news - a seemingly untouched hardware store on the other side of a treacherous frozen lake. The problem - going around the lake would mean going into the now war-torn town, something that would be perilous. Ultimately, the group conclude that their best choice is to try and cross the lake. Jon opts to tag along. Kate questions Jon, not believing him to be trustworthy; Jon apologizes for being so distant, claiming it’s just who he is.

Jon travels through the snowy woods with a group of five until they reach the lake. Jon cautiously steps onto the ice, making sure to be at a safe distance from his other companions. As the five of them reach the middle of the lake, zombies begins strolling onto the ice from back where they came. They don't panic, and continue carefully crossing until all five reach the other side.

Now walking to the area of the hardware store, Jon kills a zombie in their way. He then follows the other four into a side door into the building. As they go through clearing the store, the group make a shocking discovery: a horde of zombies being trapped within a box surrounded by metal shelves. Suddenly, as everyone turns their attention to a light flickering, a woman comes up from behind and puts a knife to Jacob's throat and demands everyone else to put down their weapons. Jon does so, and he proceeds to listen to her and Jacob try and work things out. Eventually, Jacob says that they were from the mall, which prompts the woman to say that "everyone is from the mall these days." She proceeds to say that she met a police officer and his friend who were also from the mall. Jon asks if the other man was a senior, which the woman says he was. She goes on to ask them to help her hotwire a car, and in return she'd point them in the direction of their friends. Jon says that he can do it. As he heads outside to get started, a zombie tackles him into a shelf, causing a domino effect to take place, knocking over all the other shelves - including the ones keeping the horde of zombies trapped in a box. zombies swarm the room, sending everyone into a panic. The woman leads Jacob, Marcus, and Kate up to an office, whereas Jon and Albert get trapped behind a wall of zombies. The two men make it outside where more zombies block them off. When an escape becomes available for Albert, Jon yells for him to go, saying that he'd find a way out. Albert yells back that he's sorry before sprinting off.

#### "**Lost and Found**"

An unknown amount of time later, Matthews briefly awakes in an unfamiliar room where he hears someone calling out that he's awake, before Jon passes out again. When he wakes up again, Jon is introduced to Ed Anderson, one of the people who brought him to where he is: a coffee shop. Furthermore, Jon is told that he's been out for roughly an hour. Jon tries to stand up, but due to a head injury, he's in no shape to go anywhere, and is sat back down by Ed. Ed goes on to introduce Jon to his other friends: Layton Zimmers, Darwin Thorne, and Don Holloway. Jon explains to them that he came from the hardware store, to which Darwin tells him that he isn't far from it. The last person Jon meets from the coffee group is Angela Jaegar, who comes walking in with a shotgun. Jon tells her and the rest that he really has to go. Angela responds by calling him a tough guy - but stupid. Jon takes immediate interest in her as she turns and walks away. His conversation with the other four men turns to Willamette Mall and the battle that took place there. Jon goes quiet as the others discuss where they should move to. As Angela emerges back out into the room, Layton indirectly gives Ed the idea of going to the bus depot. Angela and Ed opt to go to the depot to scout it. Before they leave, Jon thanks Angela for saving him.

#### "**Tracked**"

After spending hours sitting bored out of his mind listening to Layton's stories, Angela and Ed return from their trip with a couple of familiar faces - Albert and the drunken Austin Kingston. Jon gets up and asks Albert if he's been back to the hardware store, but he hasn't. Ed speaks up and offers to help them get back to the hardware store. Angela cuts Ed off and says that they've helped them enough. However, after some persuading from Ed, she agrees to it, only if Jon and Albert's group helped get them some transportation. Jon gives his word that they can do that. Layton stays behind to look after the coffee shop while everyone else heads out.

Jon and the others stop on approach to the hardware store when they realize The Rastas are currently attacking it. A curious Ed asks Jon who the attackers are, but Jon doesn't care to explain. As they watch the fight unfold, Jon espies Rebecca, the woman from earlier, leading his group out the back. He tells the others that they'll trail them. When the fighting concludes and The Rastas clear out, Jon leads his crew off into the woods where he saw Rebecca leading the others. They eventually come upon the group and are almost shot by Randall. Jon sees Curtis and pats him on the back, happy to see him. Seeing that there are wounded among the group, Angela offers to take them all back to the coffee shop, and Jon backs her up, saying that her group saved his life.

On the way back through the woods, Jon talks with Curtis about Wilbur. Neither of them know where he is, but they doubt he's dead. As a small blizzard began to form, Jon gets close to Angela and flirts with her, and he manages to get her to smile. Suddenly a horde appears from seemingly out of nowhere, causing Angela to trip over. Jon helps her up together they make a run for it, losing everyone in the blizzard. Curtis rushes after them.

Jon continues running with Angela for a while until he makes it into a parking lot and then into the entrance plaza of Willamette Mall. Inside, he sees Da'Jonte. Da'Jonte quickly tries to make a run for it, but a close behind Curtis stops him and pushes him back inside. Jon helps Angela sit down on a bench before he turns his attention to Da'Jonte. A skeptical Jon still doesn't trust the man, but Curtis believes that Da'Jonte is finished with The Rastas. Jon walks away, but notices something - Monica's corpse. He frowns as he kneels down next to her. Curtis and Jon explain to the clueless other two what happened at the mall in full. Angela says they should bury both Monica and Quincy. Jon rises back up and says that they'll wait out the storm before they bury them.

An hour later, Jon and Curtis finish up digging the graves and place both corpses into the hole, then proceed to fill it up. After the burial, Jon goes to speak with Angela. She thanks Jon for helping her earlier. Jon flirts with her a little, but Angela tells him not to get his hopes up.

#### "**The Golden Goose**"

Jon comes walking outside to see a grieving Curtis still at the graves. Jon asks if Curtis is ready to head out. Curtis tells him soon, which prompts Angela to tell him that they need to get back to his friends and hers. Curtis bluntly states that *they* aren't his friends. Jon approaches and sits down next to his friend to tell him that he just needs to come around and he'll see that the group has accepted him as a friend. Angela cuts in and says that really should get going before someone comes looking for them. Just then, Jon hears a vehicle pulling up outside and assumes it's his group. He gets up and walks over to the entrance with Curtis to greet them. Only it wasn't their group - it was The Rastas. Curtis takes multiple shots to the chest before Jon is able to safely get him to cover. As he carefully sets a mortally wounded Curtis down, Jon hears Angela's screams from across the plaza. Jon is hesitant to go back, but Curtis tells him to drop the tough guy act and go back for her. Hearing his words, Jon gets up and rushes off to save Angela.

Jon sprints through the plaza and gets to cover behind a pillar. He waits for Damerae Badrick and a couple of his men walk by before he moves up. He's about to take on The Rastas surrounding Angela when a shout from Badrick echoes across the plaza; Curtis had been found. Derrick Williams rushes off after his boss. Jon then takes the chance to come out of cover and kill the remaining three Rastas. Approaching her, Jon notices a badly beaten Dean Howards on the floor. After he unties Angela, he turns to Dean and questions what he's doing here. Before the man can answer, abrupt gunfire sends Jon running off to save his friend. Jon opens fire on Badrick and Derrick, but he is unable to take any of them down as they hurry out the entrance and into their truck, taking Dean with them. As his enemies speed away, Jon turns his focus to an injured Angela, who was struck by Badrick on the way out. He hoists her up and carries her to where Curtis was left. He sets Angela down and crouches down next to Curtis - who was not responsive. Jon desperately tries to wake him up, but it was too late.

Some time later, Jon finishes digging a grave for Curtis. He buries his friend next to Quincy and Monica before stepping back and looking at the grave sign which read 'Here lies Curtis. A Changed Man.'

#### "**State of Mind**"

In the courtyard of the mall, Jon fires his silenced pistol at windows. When a curious Angela asks what he's doing, he says it's target practice for Badrick. Angela replies back by telling him it's time to go as Da'Jonte has returned from his trip to Jim's cabin. She continues by answering his next question of whether or not anyone was there; there wasn't. Jon nods and heads back inside with Angela to group up with Woodward. As they prepare to make the trip back to the coffee shop, the sound of a nearby engine puts the three into full awareness. Jon waits for the unknown survivors to exit their vehicle and walk into the open before he jumps out of cover. He nearly shoots them, but stops when he realizes it's Marcus, Kate, and Aldus from their group. Jon lowers his gun and talks with them. He brings them up to speed on The Rastas attack and Curtis's death. Kate gives her regards to Jon, but he brushes it off and tells them they should tag along and head back to the coffee shop. Before they all drive off, Jon is told about the death of Teddy Powell, also at the hands of Badrick.

#### "**Reunion**"

At the coffee shop, the survivors discuss where they should go. Everyone seems to agree on going to Willamette High School to meet up with Jacob and William. Layton tells Angela that Don and Darwin haven't returned from their scavenging trip, and so Ed went looking for them. When Angela says she's going after him, Jon says he's with her. Before they leave, Randall resolves on going with them as he feels bad for Ed.

Travelling through the woods, the three survivors are quick to come across a lost survivor: Jim Butterman. After giving Jim a hug and welcoming him back into the group, Randall suggests they head back. After some convincing, Jon agrees with Randall. Angela is saddened to leave her friend behind, but Randall tells her that Ed is smart and he'll make it back. Jon leads everyone back the way they came.

On their way back to the coffee shop, the four survivors run into a horde of zombies in their way. They attempt to stealthy make it past without alerting the entire horde, but the plan backfires when Jim is tackled by an incoming zombie. The horde begins to cave in on the survivors and Jon runs through an opening with Angela. When the two make it into the clear, Angela says they have to go back to help the others. Jon nods slowly, agreeing.

Hours of searching later, Jon and Angela are still unable to locate their friends. Angela assures Jon that Randall and Jim made it out, and Jon trusts her, yet he hates the idea of heading to the school without them. Angela tells him that they should travel to the school. Jon agrees, and as they walk off together, Jon holds her hand.

#### "**The Mist**"

Jon bangs on the front door to the school as a horrible blizzard goes on outside. Aldus Paxton opens the door for them, and Jon comes barging inside out of the cold. He immediately asks for Jacob or William. Aldus sorrowfully tells him that Jacob died. Jon fumbles with his words as he excuses himself out of the room to find William.

Stepping into the principles office, Jon sees William and gives him his condolences. He goes forward to give the news to him that Jim is alive and was last with Randall. Angela steps in and assists Jon in explaining what occurred. Bruce Boseman, the former principle, thinks it through and comes to the conclusion that Jim and Randall likely took shelter nearby and are safe. Jon goes off topic and asks what they're plan is going forward with The Rastas. William bluntly states that Damerae Badrick is dead; died at the same time Jacob did. Utterly shocked and not knowing what to say, all Jon can do is say that this is good news. Before he leaves, he says that all they need to do now is wait out the storm.

#### "**Red Asphalt**"

Out in the courtyard of the school, Jon addresses many of the survivors about their defense plan. He suggests that they dig a moat around the school grounds, filling it with spikes and other sorts to turn the school into a fortress. He suspects that it would take two weeks if they had full working days. Everyone agrees with his idea - except Austin who is skeptical of the plan. Angela emerges into the courtyard, Jon immediately spotting her. He walks over to her and asks if she had any luck. Unfortunately, Angela did not, she had been out searching for Ed and her friends all night. Jon tells her to go get some rest.

Some time later, Jon is telling a few people about supplies that they're going to need for the moat - meaning a trip back to the hardware store. Suddenly, Apollo starts barking aggressively at something - an unknown truck. A bewildered Jon looks on as Badrick steps out of the truck holding Dean as a hostage. From where he stands, Jon is able to see Jim's corpse chained to the back of the truck. Rebecca tries to hold a raging Apollo back, but the dog is able to break free and run at Badrick. Damerae promptly shoots the dog in the head, killing it. Jon watches as a horde of three-hundred walks turns the corner. Badrick throws Dean to the ground while the survivors are distracted and jumps into the truck, speeding off. Jon slams the gate closed, but realizes Dean is still out there. He climbs up onto the wall and yells out at Dean to run around the back. Jon then drops down and stabs at the zombies at the gate. Angela and a couple others help Jon at defending the gate. Owen Gliefield selflessly makes the decision to head out into the street to save Dean. As he continues slashing at the zombies, Jon is horrified to see Badrick's last Rastas aiming an RPG at the gate. He dives out of the way as the RPG is fired, obliterating the gate and a portion of the horde. As the zombies swarm the courtyard, Jon rushes over to help Angela up and get her inside.

Inside, Jon tells the others to prepare to fight. A few seconds later, the door keeping the horde out breaks down and the horde pours into the room. Jon does what he can to fight the horde back, but in the end everyone is forced to retreat into the cafeteria. Jon only has seconds to ready himself before the horde once again comes pouring in. He covers the children as they escape through a window. Once the most vulnerable are safe, Jon rushes out through the foyer doors, looking back at Martyn Ford, the man who sacrificed himself to allow them to escape.

In the foyer, the remaining survivors quickly gather their thoughts and think of a solution to their problem. That solution comes when Layton Zimmers is seen pulling up outside in a cement mixer. Layton tells them to hop into the mixer. Jon can't believe what he's doing, but he gets into the mixer with the others and is driven away from the school.

#### "**What Comes After**"

Rolling around in the back of the mixer, the truck suddenly comes to an abrupt stop. Jon yells loudly for Layton to not go any further. He climbs out from the back and lands on the pavement, dizzy. As everyone slowly gets out, Jon curses in anger. Angela asks if they should go back to the school to look for their lost friends, but everyone says that there is nothing left back there. Aldus chimes in and tells everyone that their goal should be to find and kill Badrick and then get out of the town. Everyone else agrees to his plan. Jon looks down the street and sees somebody stumbling up the road. Layton thinks it's a biter and yells at his group to shoot it. Aldus is the one to recognize the stumbling man as Jared Kellings, an old survivor from Willamette Mall. Jared approaches Rebecca taunts her. Rebecca responds by giving him a good punch and knocking him out. Jon asks where they should leave him as Jared clearly doesn't care about them. William bends down and picks Jared up, saying that Jared is an extra gun and they can't just leave him. Just when they all thought their day was over, a truck turns a nearby corner and slowly approaches them all before coming to a stop. Out of the truck came four men. The group's leader, Daniel Rockwell is quick to tell the survivors why he's there: he's from a larger group at a football stadium in Willamette. Jon speaks up and asks why he's telling them all this. Daniel replies by saying that they're looking for new members. He goes on to introduce the other three men as Grant Carver, Lolida Windfield, and Nick Parker. William introduces himself, Jon, and everyone else. As Daniel continues on about his community, Jon overhears Layton rambling on about something. When asked, Layton says that he's talking about the approaching horde in the distance. Jon pushes Layton aside to get a view at what he's seeing - and sure enough, a horde of zombies was stumbling towards them. Daniel's group and Jon's own group work together to take out the zombie horde. After the horde diminishes out and eventually dies out, Daniel asks the survivors a final question: are they coming back to his community. The group ultimately decide on going with him.

At the football stadium, Jon narrows his eyes as he steps into the huge building. Daniel leads the group through the stadium until they meet Nathaniel Shepard, the leader. After a brief moment to thank Daniel, Nathaniel has his guards seize Jon and the others and take them to a large cell. In the cell, another lost survivor from Willamette Mall is seen hiding in the corner: Alex Weiss.

### **Season 4**

#### "**The Greater Good**"

Picking up where it last left off, Alex Weiss tells them all that he's been locked up in the cell for a few days. Jon approaches the man and asks him what he knows about this place. Alex responds by saying that he couldn't possibly know anything having been forcefully dragged here. Jon sighs and turns away. He remains silent in the cell while the rest of his group bicker and fight over trivial things. At one point, Austin speaks up and says that they shouldn't risk escaping and it would be smarter to oblige by the rules. Jon tells him and the rest that they cannot sit around and wait while their other friends are possibly still out there. Jon is drowned out by the voices of Austin, Jared and others as they continue to bicker. Jon gives up and goes to sit down in silence.

Later, Jon recalls on the days where he was locked up inside a maximum security prison. He was eventually broken out and spent many years lying low. Angela picks up on this and glances at the cell bars. Jon tells her to leave the escape up to him. Nick Parker comes strolling up to their cell where he announces that it's yard time for a few of them. Jon heads out with Angela and Aldus.

Outside, Jon stretches and enjoys the fresh air. Nicholas tells them to chop wood with the axes provided to them. Jon gets to work.

#### "**The Promiseland**"

The next morning, Jon awakes in the cell to the sound of Nathaniel voice over the intercom. He curses in anger before listening to the announcements. Jon laughs when he hears Nate talking about how any rulebreakers will be sent to 'the dark room'. When the intercom shuts off, Jared begins speaking about his time with Benjamin, Robin, and Edward after the fall of the mall. Jon is shocked to hear that not only Benjamin, but Edward were still roaming about. After, Daniel approaches the cell and calls upon William, Rebecca, Austin, and Albert to follow him out into the yard.

When the four of them return, Jon is about to bring William up to speed on the plan he's been working on, when he suddenly hears voices approaching. Nathaniel and some of his guards turn the corner first... followed by Damerae Badrick. Jon watches as Badrick yells like a maniac, demanding that all of the survivors in the cell be killed. Badrick is eventually restrained and taken away.

#### "**Gunpoint**"

Sitting in their cell, Jon talks to Aldus about Badrick and how his days are certainly numbered due to his face wounds. The cell goes quiet before Jon speaks again. He says that someone needs to make a move - and that's going to be him. Jon's plan is to get himself injured in order to be taken to the infirmary. From there, he'll scan his surroundings and form a plan.

Out on the pitch, Jon is with Angela and Aldus again. Angela urges him to be extremely careful. Jon smiles, touched that Angela doesn't want him to get hurt. He then gets to work with his axe, chopping away at wood. After a few swings, he takes a deep breath and uses his axe to slice away at the edge of his arm. Blood rapidly leaks out as he groans in pain. Nick and Isaac Moses approach Jon to see what the issue is. Nick looks on, clearly angry, but not enough to care too much. Isaac on the other hand takes off his belt and wraps it around Jon's arm. He then helps Matthews off to the infirmary.

In the infirmary, Jon is treated by the nurse, Vivian Finkling. Vivian leads Jon into a seperate room to continue his treatment. In this room, Jon spots Fraser Stiller. He keeps his eyes on Stiller, but doesn't say or do anything that may convey that he knows the man. Vivian has Fraser help her in getting her the right equipment she requires. After stitching up and bandaging his arm, Vivian asks Fraser about some supplies. Fraser says that he hasn't gotten around to it, which prompts Vivian to leave to check on them. When she's gone, Fraser and Jon exchange their information. Fraser tells him that Kate, Marcus, and Zac are alive and in another cell, and Jon says that the others who made it out are also here. Before the nurse returns to the room, Fraser gives Jon a scalpel which he hides away into his pocket.

#### "**Consequence**"

Laying in the infirmary, Jon overhears someone being rushed inside and set onto a bed to be treated by Vivian. Some time later, as the nurse is treating the man, Jon appears behind her and puts the scalpel to her throat. He says that he doesn't want to hurt her, but he needs to be lead to the armoury. The man on the table, who Jon could now see was Lolida Windfield, sits up and tires to persuade Jon to let her go. Suddenly, Fraser comes sprinting into the room with Daniel by his side. Fraser tells Jon to let the nurse go as he has a few guys willing to help them escape. Jon studies the situation before making the wise decision to let go of Vivian. After Daniel tells Lolida to wait with the nurse, Daniel leads Jon and Fraser over to their cell.

#### "**All the King's Men**"

Jon comes strolling into the storage are with Daniel and Fraser. The three of them quickly arrive at Jon's former cell. Peering in, Jon is unable to see Angela. When he asks where she is, Daniel suggests he look in the dark room. Jon is handed the key to the room and told directions to it before he runs off.

In the dark room, Jon finds Angela and Ed Anderson. After a quick catch up on the plan, Jon leads them back up to the cell.

Walking back up to the cell, Jon stops and remains behind cover when he espies Nick holding Fraser hostage and demanding Daniel to drop his keys. Jon doesn't wait long before coming out around the corner and jamming his scalpel into Nick's throat, sending him to the floor dead. He picks up his pistol and tells Fraser that it was smart to give him that scalpel. Jon then follows Daniel out into the armoury. In there, he picks up a shotgun and hands it to Angela. Ed looks on at them in a strange way and asks if they became a *thing*, to which Jon says that they did. Everyone then goes up to the entrance of the stadium.

From the second floor of the stadium, Jon looks down through the window where he sees dozens of Rastas waiting outside. After Daniel shows a whimpering Nathaniel all of The Rastas at their front gate, Jon devises a plan: Have half of the survivors hold off the front, and the others defend the back entrance. As everyone departs to get into position, The Rastas abruptly begin their attack by opening up onto the second floor windows. Jon rushes downstairs to hold the entrance.

Sitting out in cover, Jon holds a machine-gun. A grenade is thrown overhead and lands near them. Jon yells as he dives out of the way. With the entrance seemingly lost, Jon yells for everyone to retreat to the pitch.

Jon pops out of cover and shoots at a Rasta, hitting him. Ducking back down into cover, Jon sees Angela's weapon get shot right out of her hands. He instantly hands her his pistol. Jon continues to help his friends hold The Rastas back as Rebecca is wounded and carried off to safety. A stumbling Ed comes sprinting up to them carrying a lot of grenades. He dumps them down, and Jon thanks the man.

After holding down the line for a little while longer, the survivors realize that they're becoming dangerously low on ammunition. When William comes running back to join them in cover, Jon suggests that now would be an ideal time to retreat even further back. As he moves to do so, a bullet hits the ground next to him - even though he was in cover. He puts two and two together and realizes that there are snipers. Jon looks over to Angela as she is suddenly sniped in the back of the head, her corpse falling forward instantly. Jon looks in horror, the gunshot ringing in his mind as he stares ahead blankly. He remains in this position for some time before his surroundings come back to him and he continues fighting aggressively.

When the battle is finally over, Jon remains next to his partner's corpse, not moving or looking up to anyone.

#### "**Moment of Silence**"

Eventually, Ed wanders up to Jon and kneels down, telling Jon that Angela was a hero, having saved his own life multiple times. Jon doesn't acknowledge him. Before Ed leaves, he says that they can bury her body here whenever he was ready.

Some time later, Kate walks over to Jon and asks him if he's ready to have her buries. Jon slowly nods, taking his hand away from Angela's. After digging most of her grave himself, Jon approaches Jared Kellings, a man he hadn't seen during the entire fight. A pissed off Jon demands to know where Jared was hiding, then continuing by saying that *she* could have used his help. When Jared asks him who *she* is, Jon punches him square in the nose, then grabs him by the collar and headbutts him to the ground. He gets onto the ground next to him and continues beating him while asking him who's going to save him now. After beating him until he was barely conscious, Randall intervenes, putting a hand on Jon's shoulder. Jon slowly stands up, breathing heavily. He calls him a liar and kicks him once more before going back to finish digging Angela's grave.

#### "**That Sweet Temptation**"

Emerging out from the side door, Jon enters the parking lot where he sees Ed and Randall. He overhears them talking about going out in search of transportation, and so he cuts in and says that he's tagging along. Randall asks if he's sure, but Jon cuts him off and tells him that he's fine. Ed tells both of them that they're going to stop at Austin's bar on the way there to pick up some things. Jon smiles, getting into the car and saying that he could use a drink. Ed isn't sure that's why Austin is going there, but Jon replies back by saying that Austin is obviously only returning there to pick up his alcohol. Austin then approaches the three of them and hops into the car. They drive off.

A long drive later, the car pulls around a bend to show a large hunting manor. Coming to a stop in front of the manor, Jon exits the car with the others. Ed walks around a corner and goes quiet for a second, staring at something Jon and the others could not see. When they catch up to Ed, they all lay eyes on an untouched RV. Ed approaches the vehicle and tells the others that they can check the manor if they want, and that he would stay here and see if the RV works. Randall and Austin head inside while Jon stays outside to deal with some of the roaming zombies in the garden.

Jon remains in the yard for some time, taking out all of the zombies one by one. After killing one in particular, Jon hears "Good one, darling." in his head, though he rubs his eyes and exhales, quickly trying to forget it.

#### "**Revelations**"

Having just heard a gunshot, Jon glances all around him, watching as zombies pull themselves out of the large hedge that went all around the property. Seeing this, Jon rushes inside the manor to figure out what happened. Once in the manor, he slams the door behind him and begins looking around. He spots a drunken Austin stumbling down one of the halls. Angered, he tells the drunk to hold the door. While he does, Jon picks up a great-axe hanging on the wall. He looks back to Austin and tells him to find a weapon and help fight there way back to the vehicle outside. He grabs the front door and swings it open, zombies immediately flooding inside. After fighting off a few of the zombie, Jon and Austin run to one of the front windows, Jon smashing it. Jon leaps out, followed by Austin who hits the ground. Jon curses at him and helps him up before fighting their way into the yard.

Running out into the open, the two men stumble into Randall who was looking for them. Surrounded by a horde of zombies, Jon swings his axe at the zombies, taking down one after the other. Even when Ed comes speeding in with his RV to save them, Jon doesn't even seem to notice. The two others join Ed in the RV and are forced to close the door as the horde surrounds the vehicle. Unable to go in through the door, Ed yells out for Jon to jump onto the ladder at the back. Jon acknowledges what he said calmly as he uses his axe to clear the way to the ladder. Once on, he yells for Ed to drive. A zombie grabs onto Jon's foot, but as the RV accelerates, it looses grip and falls off.

Jon climbs into the RV from the hatch in the roof. He was covered in blood, yet he looked satisfied. Jon looks to Austin as Randall asks him for the truth. Austin at first lies, but then says that he got drunk and went outside to shoot at the zombies. Jon asks Austin if he still needs to visit his bar. Austin stumbles with his words, saying that he doesn't need to go there. Ed is relieved that Austin told the truth, but he adds on that he thinks Austin has a drinking problem. Austin quickly denies it. Jon looks over at him and asks if he's sorry for what he did. Austin hesitantly apologizes to all of them and says that it won't happen again.

Arriving back at the football stadium, Jon walks by everyone, ignoring them and heading straight for Angela's grave.

#### "**The Road Ahead**"

Early the next morning, Jon wakes up before everyone else. He gets up and walks over to Angela's grave. There, he bends down and picks up her shotgun, examining it. He stands back up, walking off with both the shotgun and his axe. Out in the parking lot, Jon approaches the fence seeing that a small group had gathered over the night. He goes to shoot at them with the shotgun, but stops himself in the nick of time, switching to his axe instead. After setting the shotgun down, he jumps the fence and swings his axe at the zombies, taking all three of them down swiftly. Then, Jon hears the same voice from earlier in his head, asking Jon if he's doing this for them. The voice toys with him for a little bit before Jon responds to it with a firm "No." Jon hops back over the fence and roams the parking lot. The RV sitting in the lot catches his eye - the door was wide open. Jon picks the shotgun up and approaches it warily. He lifts up the weapon, slowly stepping inside. First, he sees a few smashed bottles of alcohol before he sees Austin hungover on the chair. Jon says that if he knew Austin would be drinking in here, he would have come. He then shrugs and says that Austin should probably clean up as they're leaving at the crack of dawn. Austin sighs and says he'll do what he can.

Hours later, now on the road out of town, Jon sits in the car looking out the window. Jon drowns out the voices of the others as he stares outside. Eventually, Jon sees someone moving in the tree line. As they speed by, Jon realizes it's Angela. He rubs his eyes murmurs at what he just saw. He shakes his head and looks back, now seeing that it was just a zombie. Kate and Solomon Reed look at Jon, confused, and ask if he's okay. Jon quietly says that he's fine.

After a sudden landslide wrecks two of the groups vehicles, Jon gets out of his untouched vehicle to look at the damage. He eventually begins helping the group move the rocks off the road. After moving a large rock out of the way, Jon notices a zombie stumbling around in the woods. He then heard the voice again - *her* voice. He picks up his axe and wanders off into the forest.

Seated inside of a bar, Jon hears someone enter behind him. The person calls out their name, and Jon recognizes it to be Austin's. Jon grins, saying that it was perfect that he was the one to follow him. He offers to pour Austin a drink, but shockingly, he declines. Jon looks over, surprised, and asks if he's denying a drink. Austin fumbles with his words, but gets out that he is trying to stop drinking. As Austin takes a seat at the bar asks if he's getting drunk, Jon responds by saying that he's only drinking to forget. He tells a story about his step-father always told him at a young age that you only drink to forget things and feel good. He concludes by saying that he's more that capable of handling himself even with a few drinks in him. Jon gets up and grabs a soda, telling Austin that he shouldn't let him drink alone. He says that the whiskey is still an offer, but Austin once again refuses to touch it. He instead opens up the soda and takes a sip from that. Jon looks on stunned. He asks him how'd it come through to him to stop drinking. Austin goes on about how Albert discovered him in the RV that morning and rebuked him for it. He continues by saying that it reminded him of his wife, but not in a good way. He speaks a little bit about how his wife would constantly yell at him, but he cuts himself off and says that all he's asking for is Jon to quit drinking like this; it wasn't good for him. Jon bluntly asks him what happened to his family. Austin frowns, saying that he found them dead. Jon tells him that he keeps seeing *her*, and he tried to forget about it by killing zombies, but when that didn't work, he did this. "This *was* plan B." Jon says, letting his bottle roll off the counter and shatter. He turns to Austin and asks if he's really done drinking, to which Austin confirms he is. Jon nods and grabs his weapons, standing up. The two of them walk outside, and Jon sees a zombie, though he ultimately leaves it.

#### "**The Beginning**"

Jon steps out onto the road with Austin, getting back into the vehicles.

When the group comes to a stop at a gas station near Denver, Jon gets out and stands by, listening. When William steps up and asks the group for volunteers to head into the city, Jon remains quiet. Afterwards, Randall talks with Jon, surprised that he didn't volunteer. Jon says that he knows his limits and that he would be a liability at this time. Jon picks up his shotgun and heads for the door. Before he exits, Randall asks where he's going. Jon says he has things he needs to do.

Out in the woods, Jon lays down Angela's shotgun and waits to hear her voice - but he doesn't. A faint smile forms on his face before he walks back to the gas station.

### **Season 5**

#### "**Day By Day**"

Seven weeks later, now in Garden City, Kansas, Jon is called over by Daniel, who is currently engaging in an argument with Jared. Daniel asks Jon if he trusts Jared. Jon quickly states that he in no way trusts him. Hearing his response, Daniel then asks Jon if he agrees that Jared killed their friend, Isaac. Jon stops and thinks for a moment before telling him that he thinks Jared has changed; he's a little less of a prick after the beating Jon gave him. Furious that nobody is agreeing with him, Daniel reaches for his handgun. Jon charges him and pushes him to the ground. Daniel curses at Jared as he's held on the ground by Jon. When he eventually calms down, Jon lets him go and stands up. After cussing off the rest of the group, Daniel storms off with Lolida.

Later on, while walking down a street with a portion of their group, they come across two houses. Jon suggests that they split into two groups to clear them. Jon heads into the smallest of the two with some others.

Inside the house, Jon and William clear out a few zombies. Jon notices William's 'ninja moves' and asks where he learned them. William says he learned them from Bruce, the school principle from a while back. Jon tells him that he recalls him being the principle, but nothing more. He continues saying that he doesn't remember most people - but Angela, he does. William gives his condolences to him, which Jon accepts. Jon comments on William and Rebecca's relationship, and William replies back by saying that Jon and Angela's relationship was something special. Jon looks at him and says that the day they started expressing their feelings, the school was attacked and they were locked up; she was gone in the blink of an eye. Jon goes on to tell William that this isn't living - it's surviving. He concludes by asking William about Daniel's words earlier. William admits that they got to him more than he wanted. He believes that he isn't a good leader. Jon tells him to look at this way: He's kept everyone alive for seven weeks, he stepped up as a leader when nobody else did. He ends by telling him to keep doing what he's doing. The two of them then walk outside and head back to the rest of the group to bring them here.

Later, Jon is with a small group out looking for supplies. He jokes with Rebecca before getting serious and hoping that they find a working vehicle. Then, Rebecca spots something up the road; a motel.

Stopping outside of the motel, Jon and the others clearly see the motel infested with dozens of zombies. Suddenly as they're speaking, a single gunshot is heard from up in one of the rooms. Jon looks up at the room and says that some poor guy must have took the easy way out. Jon is all for leaving the infested place, but Albert convinces him and the others to stay and at least go and check to see if the person is alive, after all, it was the first sign of another person in seven weeks. Rebecca comes up with the plan to have Austin and Solomon distract the horde while the other three head up to the room. Austin and Solomon rush off and begin creating a bunch of noise, getting all of the zombies to travel over to them. Meanwhile, Jon, Rebecca, and Albert slowly head for the room, clearing out any and all zombies in their way. Jon makes his way up to the second floor and clears the rest of the zombies in his path. He sees two more zombies bust open the door to the room. He quickly heads inside and kills them, while he hears the sound of a guitar playing. As Rebecca and Albert join Jon in the room, they all look over to Brenden Trevors, a guitar in the mans hands. Jon questions why he was just sitting here as the zombies were busting down his door, to which Brenden says that he was out of ammo and wanted to go out doing what he loved. Jon can appreciate that, yet he walks over to the man and picks up his weapon, confirming that it was out of ammo. Brenden introduces himself, and Rebecca introduces herself and everyone else, including Austin and Solomon down in the parking lot. Jon asks if this is his home. Brenden replies by saying he's only been here a few days. Jon turns to Rebecca, telling her that this place has a fence and lots of space. Rebecca nods, asking Brenden if he minds if they bring their group here. Brenden informs her that there isn't much supplies here, but that she's welcome to stay with her group.

#### "**A Good Man**"

Down in the parking lot, Jon is moving corpses alongside Randall. He comments on how sweaty Randall is already, before laughing it off and continuing with their task.

#### "**Over and Over**"

Late at night, Jon is called to the parking lot alongside Aldus, Marcus, Randall and Austin. Kate informs the men that Daniel and Lolida are potentially trapped at a cereal factory, and they need to go and rescue them. Jon quickly says that he'll go, as does everyone else.

After a short drive, they arrive at a hill near the factory, where they're able to overlook the building, seeing that it looks empty. Jon reckons that's because all of the zombies will be packed inside the factory, not outside. No one is quite sure how to approach the situation, until Aldus has an idea to cover themselves in zombie guts and blood to blend into the zombies while they search the factory. Jon sighs, but realizes that it's probably the best idea, informing Austin that he's been drenched in zombie blood before, and it works. While Randall goes to kill and bring back a lone zombie, the others talk about how exactly they should cover themselves. Jon says that they only need to rub the blood onto their clothes, and remain calm while walking through the factory.

Disgusted, Jon and the others smear themselves in the blood of a zombie, before heading inside the factory. They move and breathe quietly while inside and amongst the dead. Even though they search everywhere, Jon and the others come up empty. After making their way out of the factory, they discuss what they saw - which was nothing. Aldus makes a suggestion that they should search around the building, but Jon thinks that it would be fruitless, as they would be long gone if they weren't inside the factory. Aldus then says that perhaps they should take another look inside the factory, but Jon again doesn't agree, pointing out that Daniel and Lolida have either escaped, or they are dead somewhere in the factory. In the end, the group decide that they'll take a quick drive around the area to see if Daniel and Lolida are in the woods or on a road somewhere.

They don't find anything, and return to the motel in the early hours of the morning. As soon as they arrive, they're told that Jared, who was part of the team that went to the factory to begin with, has returned, and claims that Albert is dead. Jon doesn't show much emotion beyond a frown, as he questions the fates of Daniel and Lolida. Jared, however, can't say whether they're alive or dead, as he lost sight of them. Afterwards, Jon goes to get some much needed rest.

In the morning, Jon is present for Albert's funeral.

That day, Daniel and Lolida return to the motel, and it's discovered that Jared is the one who caused Isaac and Albert's deaths. William decides to have Jared hanged, and Jon's assists him in doing so by placing Jared on a stool and wrapping a noose around his neck. Jared begs for mercy, which causes Dean to turn away, wanting to leave. Jon puts a hand on Dean's shoulder to try and stop him, but Dean leaves anyway. Jared continues to beg, as Jon tells him to keep quiet. In the end, William is the one who kicks the stool from underneath Jared. Jon and the others watch him hang, before heading back to their rooms.

#### "**Before it Gets Better**"

A few days later, Jon meets with William near the front entrance. William apologizes for how he handled the Jared situation, realizing that he didn't need to drag Jon into it. Jon, however, stands with what William did, stating that he would do it all again for free. "Nobody should feel sympathy for Jared," Jon says, and he actually thinks it was smart to make an example out of Jared. He continues on by praising William for taking charge of the group when no one else did, and that William has earned Jon's respect keeping it together through everything. William lets the words sink in for a moment, before he thanks Jon and asks for his help in keeping everyone safe going forward. Jon nods, shakes his hand, and tells him he's in. Before William walks off, Jon warns him that times are going to get tough soon with supplies running low, and people are going to begin looking to William for answers. But Jon has faith they'll get through it.

#### "**His Resolve**"

Some time later, Jon approaches William and Lloyd outside of the storage room, asking Lloyd if he'd give them some time to talk. Lloyd doesn't mind, but before he go, he asks if Jon will still teach him how to craft molotov cocktails. Jon says he will, before walking off with William. Jon changes his tone to a serious one, as he informs William that things really aren't looking good. He's worried about how little ammo they have, and how any group could waltz up to the motel and kill them if they wanted to. William too is concerned, and he asks for Jon's advice. Jon says that he'd like to take some of the guys are go chopping trees and building defenses around the motel. William sees no harm in doing that, and gives Jon the go-ahead. He also tells Jon that Ed's going to be going on a supply run soon enough in hopes of gathering more food. Jon hopes that it goes well.

Later that day, Jon and William approach the front entrance of the motel, surprised to see six harmless looking strangers inside, being helped by the rest of the group. William quickly makes the hard decision to tell Aidan Eldridge and his people to get out. Jon backs William up, telling Aidan's people to hurry it up. Things escalate when William draws his gun, beginning to wave it around. Kate, Dean and others are horrified by William's actions, telling him that they can't just let Aidan's group go back onto the road where they'll die. Jon tells them all to quit their moaning, reminding them that they don't have enough food to go around. When Kate gets in the way of William and tells Aidan to stay, Jon draws his own gun. William tells Jon that he can count to ten, and if Aidan's people haven't left by zero, he can feel free to shoot. Jon begins to count, while telling Aidan to read the room and leave. By the time Jon reaches eight, Clyde steps in the way, pleading with Jon to stop. Jon grits his teeth and shoves Clyde out of the way, telling him that they can't trust Aidan and his group. When Clyde is thrown to the side, Claire Noble rushes in and barges Jon to the ground. Immediately, Jon throws Claire off him and into a nearby pole, where she cuts her head. Jon gets back to his feet, frustrated, arguing with Clyde, when all of a sudden William fires a shot, scaring Aidan's group into finally leaving. When everything has finally settled down. Jon holsters his pistol, before turning to Clyde and telling the man that he's lucky he didn't knock his teeth out for what he did.

#### "**The Right Thing**"

In the morning, Jon is left in charge of the motel when William goes out scavenging with Ed, Lloyd and Rebecca. To pass the time, Jon grabs two hatchets and heads up to speak with Austin, asking the man to come help him chop down trees. Austin takes one of the hatchets, and the two men start walking into the parking lot. Along the way, Jon tells him about the plans for the day, and how William is gone for the day, leaving them in charge. They get to talking about what happened the day earlier with Aidan's group, and Austin is feeling guilty about sending the group away, even if it was the smart choice. Jon argues that William didn't have a choice, and that they need to be thinking about smart decisions rather than morally good ones. Eventually, Kate approaches the two, asking where William is. Jon simply tells her that he's on a supply run, before Kate tells Jon that he should apologize to Claire. "I've got nothin' to say to Claire," Jon replies, before walking off into the woods to get started.

Later on, Jon and Austin are hacking at some trees in the woods nearby the motel. The two of them discuss how they'll use the wood to barricade the fence surrounding the motel, and to place spikes around the fence as well. The conversation takes a turn when Jon complains about nobody else helping them. He argues that people like Layton, Alex and Dean don't bring anything to the table, and they need to start stepping up. He then mentions his suspicions about Kate and what she might be planning to do - and if she gets herself into trouble, he's not risking his life to help her. He hopes that she and the others can just sit tight until William gets back. Austin agrees with mostly everything, but does sympathize with Kate.

After a few hours of chopping logs and carrying them back to the motel, Jon starts to become suspicious of how quiet it is. He narrows his eyes, before he and Austin go to investigate and find out where everyone is.

They head up to Randall's room and make light conversation with him, before getting down to brass tacks and questioning if he knows where everyone is. Almost immediately, Randall sighs and tells them the truth - that Kate and a team of others left to go rescue Aidan's group in Garden City. Jon freezes, before cursing in anger. He says that the team consists of Kate, Marcus, Clyde, Claire and Dean, to his knowledge. Becoming more infuriated, Jon swings open the bedroom door and goes out onto the balcony, cursing. He realizes that they're probably going to get themselves killed going into Garden City - and there's nothing he can do. Randall tries to tell Jon to have some faith, which angers Jon even further. He knows that if they leave the motel now to go after them, there will be nobody strong enough to defend the motel if a zombie horde or bandit group should show up. Austin knows that Jon has some good points, but still wants to try and save them. Jon sighs, looks up at the sky and yells in anger.

In the end, Jon chooses to take a car and go into Garden City by himself. He shows up just in the nick of time to save Kate and Brenden, who were being chased down the street by a gigantic horde of zombies. He yells at the two of them to get in the car and not say a word. When they're in, Jon speeds away, navigating through the zombies and abandoned vehicles on the roads. As they're driving, Jon looks back and sees that Brenden has been bit in the hand by a zombie. Jon grits his teeth in anger, while telling Kate that she needs to cut off the hand now if they want to save Brenden. Jon continues to drive, while in the back seat, Brenden screams his lungs out, his hand being chopped off with a hatchet. Unbeknownst to Jon, he's leading a zombie horde from Garden City back to the motel.

#### "**It All Comes Crashing Down**"

Jon speeds up to the motel, driving in and parking it quickly. He hops out, as the people still at the motel start to gather around the scene, taking notice of Brenden's missing hand. Jon paces around, cursing under his breath, before Kate begins speaking as if they should go back into Garden City to find the others. Jon points at her, quickly telling her no. He says that he's already put his life on the line once today, and he's not going back into the city. He asks Kate what went wrong in the city, to which Kate says that they has tracked down Aidan's group, but couldn't escape with them. Everyone from Aidan's group was killed, but she doesn't know where the rest of her team is. Jon shakes his head, as he says there's nothing more they can do. Jon continues to pace around, tired, while Daniel starts to argue with Kate and Randall. Eventually Jon tells everyone to shut up. Layton then approaches Jon amiably, and points out to him a massive horde of zombies shuffling down the road and approaching the motel. When Jon sees it, he mutters a curse, and exhales loudly. Realizing that they need to leave, Jon rounds everyone up into the parking lot and tells them to get packing, on the double. Pistols are then handed out to everyone, with two bullets each. While everything is happening, Daniel continues to be a nuisance, arguing with people, irritating Jon. Before Jon and the others can pack and leave, the horde surrounds the motel, leaving them with no way out. Jon tells everyone to get ready to defend this place, as all they can do now is kill as many zombies as they can. Jon looks towards Kate, asking her if Dean was still drinking, to which she says he was. With a plan in mind, Jon asks for the whereabouts of his booze bottles.

While most of the group at standing by the fences stabbing zombies through the fence, Jon crafts some molotov cocktails, hoping that it'll prove effective. It isn't long until the zombie horde breaks through the fences and swarms the parking lot. Jon and most of the others make it onto the second floor balcony, while Randall becomes trapped on top of a car, and Kate rushes to protect Brenden, who is still unconscious in one of the rooms downstairs. Layton immediately wastes one of the bullets in his pistol, angering Jon who tells him not to waste any ammo. To try and wipe out some of the horde, Jon lights the first molotov and chucks it into the center of the parking lot, setting a bunch of zombies on fire.

The battle at the motel rages on for quite a while, as Jon and the others on the balcony are pushed further and further back by the approaching horde. The supply of molotovs runs out, and soon after, Jon notices Kate running through the parking lot, trying to reach Randall. He and Austin aim their guns over the railing, protecting Kate as she reaches Randall and helps him down. Out of ammo, Jon focuses back to the zombies on the balcony, just in time to save Layton, who'd fallen, and was nearly devoured by the horde. Jon continues to battle against the undead, as they are constantly being pushed further and further back, nearly out of room. But just then, a fire truck with it's sirens on comes driving past, drawing most of the remaining zombies over to it. Jon and the others take advantage of the distraction and use their last bits of energy to hack and slash through the undead.

They start gaining ground, and eventually make it back to the parking lot. Jon leads everyone out onto the road and into the woods, finally escaping the horde.

Jon and the others stumble through the trees, coming to a stop when they find Kate, Randall, Brenden and Aldus. Jon, completely out of breath, takes a moment to rest, while the arguing continues between Daniel and Kate. Eventually, Jon tells them all that William will decide what to do when he returns. After some time, Marcus, Clyde and Claire find the group in the woods, and it's revealed they were the ones in the fire truck. Jon is surprised to see them, admitting that he had already concluded they probably died in Garden City. He then gets serious, blaming them for what just happened at the motel - and that they would need to await William's judgement. Marcus and Clyde stand by what they did, which makes Jon angry. He scolds them for being selfish and stupid. Eventually, William finds them in the woods, alongside Lloyd and Ed - and Rebecca, who is seen with bandages around her head, and is in a comatose state. When William discovers what happened, he goes on a tirade, before concluding that nothing else happens in this group without his say so. Jon steps forward to take his place by William, agreeing with him.

#### "**Little Man**"

A couple of days later, Jon is walking around the perimeter of a church with William. The group has been staying there ever since the motel. The two men agree that staying at the church is best for now, but not for a lengthy period of time. Jon apologizes for everything that Kate did, saying that he should have done more to stop Kate. William shakes his head and says there was nothing more Jon could have done. Jon then brings up Dean, stating that he went by the motel and left notes directing Dean on where they were - if Dean was even still alive. Jon continues by saying that he blames everyone that went into Garden City, and asks William if he's planning any kind of punishment for them. William goes silent for a moment, before saying that there's no point in doing so. "Living with the shame of that utter fuck-up is punishment enough," William says. Nodding, Jon asks about Rebecca's condition, and learns that she still hasn't woken up. Sighing, Jon says he's sorry about what happened to her, and nods sincerely.

Later that day, Jon comes walking inside the church with Austin at his side. The two of them find that a group of people have gathered around Daniel and Marcus, who are arguing with each other. Eventually, their arguing turns into fighting. Jon lets the fight go on for a little while before he and Austin step in and pry the two men apart. Afterwards, Daniel and Marcus go right back to fighting - ending in Daniel drawing a gun, which accidently fires off into the wall. He waves it around for a moment, before lowering it, while Jon curses at them for being idiotic. Just then, William steps out of the church's office, walks over, tells them to solve their problems themselves, before going back to the office to be with Rebecca. Jon tries to call William back to no avail. Fuming at the stupidity of Daniel, Jon takes Austin and Aldus and heads outside to take care of any zombies that might've heard the gunshot.

#### "**Pipe Dream**"

Three days later, Jon is in one of the offices with Austin and Ed, discussing plans for the future. They know they can't stay at the church forever, and with supplies running out, they need to leave soon. Ed thinks that William should be in here planning this, him being the leader, but Jon makes it clear that William isn't interested in doing that right now. One thing the three men can agree on is that they stay away from anymore cities that'll be filled with undead hordes. Jon, not really knowing what to do, decides to leave the planning up to Ed. He pats him on the shoulder before walking out.

Outside the church, Jon is walking with Lloyd, who is worried about William. Jon understands, but says that William just has a lot on his plate right now, and that everyone has a limit. He says that William is just doing his best to lookout for the group, and that means making tough calls like turning away Aidan's group. Lloyd nods slowly, as he then starts to worry about Rebecca, and if she'll ever wake up - and what complications she'll have if she does wake up. Jon tells him not to expect the worst, and not to lose hope, no matter how difficult that may be. He assures Lloyd that he's here if he ever needs to talk. Just then, Jon hears a noise come from the bushes nearby. He instinctively draws his pistol, and points it at the bushes as a young woman, Mackenzie Brohem, steps out, hands raised. She swears that she's not here to hurt them, and that she and her sister are only here to talk with them. Jon calls for the other sister to come out, and Genna Brohem does, hands in the air as well. She backs up what her sister, Mackenzie, told them, and says they just would like to speak with the group. Lloyd, tugging at Jon's arms, says that maybe they should give them a chance. Jon, still with his suspicions, lowers his gun when Genna says that they come from a community and would like to see about recruiting them.

Jon heads inside, where he speaks to Randall and Austin about the situation. He makes it clear that he still doesn't trust them, but thinks they should give them a shot. He tells the two men to gather everyone into the main hall while Jon goes and gets William.

Jon steps into the office, seeing William by Rebecca's bedside. He greets him, before telling him about what's going on. He tells William that he needs to come out to speak with them, assuring him that Rebecca isn't going anywhere. He also assures William that Genna and Mackenzie are unarmed. Before William leaves the office, Jon puts a hand on his shoulder and asks him to take it easy this time. William nods slowly, and says he'll do his best.

Jon and William step out of the office and into the main hall where everyone else from the group has gathered. Jon stands off to the side and listens silently as the two sisters begin to explain that they come from a community called Worthwood, with running water and electricity. Jon glances around, thinking that it sounds too good to be true. After much debate from the group, Kate says that they should take a vote. Jon is one of the last people to vote - and his choice is to remain indifferent, not fully trusting the sisters, but not wanting to go against what his group wants - which is to go with them to Worthwood. However, **William** then steps forward and concludes that they won't be going. Jon stays quiet, as Kate rushes up to William, pleading with him to change his mind. Jon sighs, as he realizes another fight was brewing. And eventually that fight happens between William and Lolida - albeit a short one, ending in Lolida getting knocked to the ground. William then forces Genna and Mackenzie out by pointing a gun at them. After everything, William simply goes back to the office. Lolida, in pain, gets back to his feet and tries to rally the group with him, but Jon stops him, shaking his head. Jon tells everything that even though William is being unreasonable, it doesn't mean his intentions aren't pure. "I'll handle this," he says, before going after William.

Sighing, Jon knocks on the office door and then steps inside when William opens it for him. Jon gets right to it, telling William that what he just did back there was unreasonable. He says that what William doing isn't for the group anymore, he's doing it for himself, because he can't trust anyone all because of Jared. William admits that he might not be thinking all that clearly right now because of Jared, but that he's still being smart. They can't trust the sisters, as for all they know they could be luring them into a trap to have them killed or robbed. William can't believe that Kate and everyone else in his group is willing to just trust a pair of strangers like that. Jon, after taking in his words, then goes on to tell William that not everything is his fault or his responsibility. Some things are out of his control, like Jared being a traitor and a coward, and Kate going behind his back to lead the team into Garden City. He continues by telling William that their group was built on the trust of strangers. "Rebecca was once a stranger. I was once a stranger," he says, before telling William that sometimes they just need to put their trust in strangers if they want to make it. He concludes by stating that he's been by William's side through everything - but that what he just did was unnecessary. After a long nod, William admits that Jon is right about everything. He thanks him for setting him straight. Nodding, Jon leaves William to it, stepping outside. Immediately after closing the office door, Jon bumps into Ed, scaring him. Ed lets Jon know that Aldus, Lloyd and Brenden have been sent out to scavenge a warehouse nearby. Before Jon can say anything, Ed says that he knows what Jon is thinking: that Brenden only has one hand, but that he'll be okay, and he needs the practice anyway. Chuckling, Jon calls Ed insensitive as he walks off.

#### "**The Fanatic and the Freak**"

Later that day, Jon steps outside when William returns to the church with Austin, Lloyd, Aldus, as well as Genna and Mackenzie. In William's arms is the corpse of Brenden. William explains that Genna and Mackenzie helped to save them, and that Brenden had gave his life to save William. Due to Brenden's last wish, William has decided that they will be going with the sisters to Worthwood. Jon looks on, proud of William.

Inside the church, Jon stands with the two sisters, and William and Kate, as they talk about what they need before they leave. As Genna and Mackenzie only brought an RV with them, they'll need a few more cars to fit everyone. Jon says that it won't be a problem, and to leave it up to him. He then looks at the sisters, making it clear to them that it they try any funny business, he'll make sure he kills them before they him down. With that said, Jon steps outside to gather up a team to go with him. As he steps outside, he discovers Layton with his ear pressed against the door, listening in on the conversation. He pushes Layton aside, continuing on.

Jon and the team he selected head out onto the roads in search of cars. While walking, Jon talks with Clyde about his movies, revealing that the only time he'd seen one of his movies was after a heist when he was hiding out in a theatre - and Jon despised it, describing in detail how he wanted to lunge through the screen and beat Clyde up. Chuckling nervously, Clyde asks if he and Jon are friends. "Of course we are, Clyde. Lighten the fuck up," Jon says with a smirk, before walking on. Afterwards, Jon decides that he should apologize to Claire for throwing her into the pole back at the motel. Claire says that she was asking for it, and Jon has nothing to apologize for.

Jon and the others eventually return to the church having found three more cars. With everything set to go, Jon says that they'll start packing up.

Before leaving, Brenden is buried in the church graveyard, and a funeral is held for the boy. Jon is present for it.

As everyone is getting into the vehicles, Jon stands by William, as they talk about the journey ahead of them. Jon lets William know that he made the right decision to go with the sisters to Worthwood, and he's proud. William reminisces back on the past few weeks, before telling Jon that he's happy to finally be able to flip the page on this chapter and move on. Jon nods, before he gets into one of the vehicles, and the convoy drives off from the church.

When the group finally arrives at Worthwood a day later, Jon, Kate and William are the three that step out of the vehicles as representatives of their group. Jon looks around at all of the residents with mistrusting eyes, as he and the others are approached by Paul Baird, chief of the Worthwood Police Force, and two of his officers, Cody Wakefield and Kevin Norton. Jon reluctantly hands over his pistol to Kevin when asked to do so.

Jon, William and Kate are taken into Worthwood Castle, and placed into a waiting room while they await to speak with the leader of the community. However, when Paul says that the leader is only interested in seeing one of them, Jon and Kate agree that it should be William. Nodding slowly, William rises to his feet and tells the others that he's got this handled.

### **Season 6**

#### "**A Brighter Future**"

It's been three whole days since the group has arrived in Worthwood, and Jon has been placed into a lodge next to William and Lloyd's. On this morning, Jon meets with William on his front porch, as the two of them discuss what it's been like so far. Jon has been keeping a close eye on everything the past few days, and he tells William about his concerns, mainly with the lack of security the community has. Although there are walls that surround Worthwood, they're are undermanned, and there aren't enough patrols around the perimeter. Jon knows that unless changes are made, it's just a matter of time before a group of bandits launch an attack. But with all that said, Jon still thinks that the community can work with the right changes. William agrees with him, and hopes that Kate will be able to whip the place into shape, seeing that she's meeting with the council that day. Jon has hope that she can do it.

Later that day, Jon is inside of William's lodge with the man himself and Kate, who is fuming after her meeting with the council went horribly. She goes on about how atrocious the council members are, all while Jon chews on an apple, listening. Eventually, Jon says that the people in this community will need to face the horrors beyond the walls eventually. But Jon doesn't want to just sit around and wait for that to happen. Jon suggests that they give the council one week to listen to their ideas about improving the defenses of Worthwood, and if they refuse to acknowledge them... they can take over the community - peacefully. Jon then goes on to mention how he and William are still without a job in the community. When Kate asks if Jon told Gerald Roland what he did before the outbreak, Jon says that he has, and hopes Gerald fears him because of it.

#### "**All Good Things**"

During the welcoming party for William's group, Jon spends most of his night on one of the balconies, staying away from people. Eventually, Roman Stroud steps outside onto Jon's balcony to have a smoke. Jon and Roman share a few words, with Jon realizing that the two of them are similar in the fact that they don't enjoy parties. Nodding, Roman puts out his cigarette and heads back inside, passing by Daniel, who is on his way out to speak with Jon. After a short chat, Jon tells Daniel that this community could work out for them, and Daniel needs to give it a chance. "This place isn't real, Jon," Daniel tells him, before admitting that it might be a good thing. "But you know what they say about all good things." Daniel heads back inside as Jon watches him carefully. When he's gone, Jon looks back out into the night sky.

## **Killed Victims**

* Nicholas Parker
* 18 unnamed Rastas
* Three unnamed bandits in Willamette Mall
* Likely numerous unnamed soldiers from Benjamin Taylor's militia
* Numerous counts of zombies
* Possibly several unnamed people *(pre-apocalypse)*

## **Quotes**

The following is a list of Jon Matthews' notable quotes

Season 1

"**Jon**: If you people even hold a gun in my presence I’ll blow your hand off."- Jon's lone wolf and mistrusting attitude in 1x07

Season 2

"**Jon**: I’ll ask again. Where the fuck is the boss man hiding? And I hope you know that there isn’t any lying here. You’ll be coming with us wherever we go. So even if you take a GUESS and you truly don’t know -- it better be a good one. Or I will lock you down in the sewers and watch you rot, you piece of shit. So, again, WHERE is Badrick?!"- Jon torturing Jackson for information on Badrick's whereabouts in 2x09

Season 3

"**Jon**: Look - I get it. You think I’m careless, untrustworthy. Whatever. I may not be in your little trust circle yet - but I’ve stuck around.**Kate**: Maybe that’s because you have no place to go.**Jon**: That’s correct - I don’t. Do you see Quincy or Monica anywhere? Oh, that’s right - they’re still back at the mall taking a nap. Shall I go and get them?**Kate**: I just want to make sure you’re being genuine with us here… You’ve shown little to no enthusiasm so far.**Jon**: Well I apologize for not appearing to be-- sincere. And in truth, I know I can be distant. It’s simply who I am.- Jon and Kate in 3x01

"**Curtis**: They aren’t my friends ***(He sighs)***. I-- I didn’t mean it like that. I just… ***(He stares down at the grave)*** It all happened in the blink of an eye, it’s terrible.**Jon**: I get what you mean, I do. You saw me before -- I distanced myself from them all - the entire group. Anyone that wasn’t us. We’ve adapted to change before.**Curtis**: Yeah-- and this is certainly a change. You’re the one giving the inspirational talk ***(He smirks)***.**Jon**: The point is - I know you don’t think they’ve embraced us-- not fully. But come around, you’ll see they have. It scared the shit out of me when I realized.- Jon and Curtis in 3x05

Season 4

"**Jon**: You’re really done with drinking?**Austin**: I-- I’m done. It isn’t helping me in any way. It just makes me worse of a person than I already am. **Jon**: Then I’m not gonna get lost in that same downward spiral. Not that I ever thought I was… The drinking hadn’t consumed me, but I found myself craving it more and more after she… It’s an easy thing to turn to. A cheap thing to turn to. Pretty sure my real father was a drunken fuck when he left me anyways, no offense."- Jon and Austin in 4x09

Season 5

"**Jon**: What me and Angela had never truly got a chance to shine. We had a liking for each other, but the goddamn day we started expressing feelings, the school got fucked up by Badrick, and we got jailed in the stadium. Before I knew it, she was gone. I could blink looking back on my life and miss her. It annoys me, but that’s what shit does to you. We’re all only empty shells of who we used to be, at least when we’re out here. This isn’t living. It’s just surviving. Me personally? I’m okay with that."- Jon speaking with William in 5x01

"**Jon**: Huh. Well, that is some peak idiocy that I am willing to forgive. You really think you have to be sorry? I’d happily tie that noose and do it all again for free. If you regret what you did, don’t. An example had to be made. Nobody should have any sympathy for Jared. None. No matter how you spin it. Do I trust everyone here? Yeah, I do, except maybe Layton, that guy’s a little weird, a little sketchy, but I’m sure he’s harmless. Oh, and maybe the German guy, he creeps me the fuck out too, so - maybe making an example out of Jared wasn’t so bad."- Jon and William in 5x04

"**Jon**: That’s right. And no, I’d never turn my back on our own, not unless they turn their back on me first, and right now, that would be by defying William’s direct orders. If they want to go against it, so be it, but I will not. He left me in charge of the motel but to be honest with you, I’m not really feeling like it, I think I’ll just wait for him to come on back and work on defenses in the meantime. If Kate and the others want to be stupid, then so be it, they can be fucking stupid, though I’d rather they weren’t. If we take those people in, we risk everything we have coming crashing down, and nobody wants that, do they?"- Jon talking to Austin in 5x06

"**Jon**: I know their optimism can seem incomprehensible at times... I was livid after that stunt they pulled in the city too... but you don't give them enough credit. Just because you're the leader of this group does not mean you are to take responsibility for every single thing that happens to it. If a bird shit on Layton's head right in front of you, would you blame yourself for that? Of course fucking not, because Layton is a weirdo who probably deserved it, and also because it's completely out of your control. You wanna blame yourself for Jared being a rat and a coward? That too, was out of your control, and don't try to say that Daniel warned you. He warned us all in the most delusional fucking way possible, if you ask me, he got lucky on a hunch. So what, you don't trust people anymore, everyone that isn't us is an enemy? Listen, I'm not someone who typically cares to dispute that... but even I know it isn't entirely true. This group would've never formed in the first place, and you'd never have gotten it this far if it wasn't for the trust you had in strangers. Rebecca was once a stranger. I was once a stranger. But these days, we just have to take chances like that.. and yeah, assholes like Jared make it real blurry and hard to tell, but that doesn't mean you should be stubborn. I'm not one to argue with your ways of doing things, William, I've done my best to stay by your side... but what you did out there just a few minutes ago, was unnecessary."- Jon talking to William in 5x09

Season 6

"**Jon**: Then we make sure we have a safeguard. We give it a week... which is incredibly fucking generous, if you ask me. If after a week, they continue to ignore us with their... unsafe and frankly stupid fucking practices... then we just takeover. I'm not suggesting we have to harm anyone, not at all. Seems they are perfectly good people, and we owe them a lot for taking us in. They're treating Rebecca, after all. Still, our group's safety will always be paramount... we didn't come all this way just to end up in this position, did we?"- Jon to Kate and William in 6x01

## **Appearances**

Any episode with a checkmark over it signifies Jon Matthews appearing in any way.