Warzone

Benjamin launches an all out war against The Rastas. Alex is given a final chance to be trusted. Dean struggles to find his place in the group while reflecting on past mistakes.

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## **Synopsis**

Jacob Feldman, Erin Monroe, and Derek Monroe arrive at the mall and are let in by Aldus Paxton, who tells the three of them about Clayton Freeman's death during the train heist. While Derek wanders off into the mall to explore, Jacob goes up to the roof to find and check up on Randall Forster.

Dean Howards sits in the storage room thinking to himself when he suddenly hears footsteps nearby. He gets up and finds Zac Barnes sneaking around, yet he fails to remember who Zac is. When Zac remarks Dean as being nothing but useless, he clenches his fist and tells Zac to leave him alone. Zac, however, continues pushing Dean around, telling him that he should pack up and leave the group. Dean finally grabs Zac and throws him into a wall, and in return, Zac charges him into a shelving unit. He calls Dean pathetic before stepping back and leaving the storage room. Marcus Downes comes speeding in after hearing the ruckus, and helps Dean to his feet. Dean shakes his head, almost crying, as he tells Marcus what happened, and that Zac was right in what he was saying to him. He admits that his ex-wife left him because he never treated her right because he's "a nobody". To try and cheer him up, Marcus reminds Dean that he's been stepping up recently, like with the train heist, and that he should stay on this path. Jim Butterman enters the room having heard the commotion as well, and sits down next to Dean, telling him that he can be honest with him. Marcus leaves the two of them as Dean opens up about his life to the old man.

At the town hall, Michael Hall approaches Da'Jonte Woodard to warn him about the upcoming war between Damerae Badrick and Benjamin Taylor that was certain to take place now that Sarah Taylor had escaped.

Robert Morgan and Aldus are on the roof making idle conversation when they notice Jacob. Robert points him in the direction of Randall, and Jacob goes over to see him. Randall is still angered over the death of his friend and wants to bring the fight directly to The Rastas. Jacob tries explaining that they don't have the numbers, but Randall still thinks they can win by outwitting them.

In the storage room, Dean admits to Jim that he was never a good husband, even going as far as hitting his ex-wife one time. Jim comforts him while he tells Dean that he's grown as a person since then. He tells Dean about his own family tragedy where, after his son was killed, his daughter began vigorously trying to bring the killer to justice. Jim was forced to send his daughter away and abroad to a special school after she attempted to kill her brother's killer. Jim's wife, outraged at the decision to send their daughter away, went out drunk one night and was killed in a car accident, leaving Jim without any family. His point to Dean is that he has made mistakes, but he's grown past them, and Dean can too. Dean thanks Jim and hugs him, and says that he'll do his best to become a better person.

Kate Bloodstone and Teddy Powell go to see Alex Weiss in the taco store. They all take a seat, and Kate begins telling Alex that they want to give him another chance to join the group. Teddy tells him that the alternative option, if he proves to be a threat to the group again, is to take him out of town and dump him onto the side of the road. Alex unsurprisingly chooses the choice of staying with them in the mall. He's told by Kate that he'll spend the first few days out of his cell being monitored before he's allowed to roam freely. Teddy pats Alex down and takes his belongings for the time being before they all leave and head for the roof.

The two of them take Alex to the roof, where they introduce him to Quincy Atherton, Monica Reynolds, and Robert, who had no prior knowledge of him. Alex approaches Randall, and after an awkward interaction, he apologizes for tricking Clayton earlier on. Felix Quarterman and Derek then come walking onto the roof discussing the possibility of working together to defeat The Rastas, as Derek wants to ensure his daughter survives. Derek commends Felix and the rest of the mall survivors for their work on fortifying the mall. Felix then takes Derek off the roof to continue showing him around the mall. When they've left, Alex introduces himself and makes small talk with Quincy and Monica as he looks out into the town. He asks Teddy when he can have his belongings back, and Teddy tells him he'll have it all back when they can trust him.

Benjamin Taylor remains seated on the floor of the museum, Sarah Taylor's body laying in front of him. Benjamin notices Sarah begin to twitch, and her eyes open. Robin Clarke comes walking in just as Sarah reaches up and lunges at Benjamin - she was a zombie. To save his boss's life, Robin shoots Sarah in the head, killing her reanimated body. Benjamin jumps up and lashes out at Robin for murdering his daughter, but he quickly snaps out of it, realizing that she was a zombie. Full of rage, he looks to Robin and tells him to prepare the entire army.

Badrick arrives at the town hall and rushes inside, where he's informed by Michael that Sarah and Clyde have escaped. Knowing what was to come, Badrick begins shouting orders at his Rastas, getting them into positions to defend the building. Moments later, Benjamin's army parks outside of the town hall, and after implying to Badrick that his daughter was deceased, orders his men to open fire. Quickly, the entire street becomes a warzone with people dropping dead on both sides of the conflict. Badrick flees the immediate area as the town hall goes up in flames, exploding. Michael and Da'Jonte flee into the streets as the battle rages on. As Benjamin and his forces begin taking over the area, they're suddenly fired upon by Badrick, who's come back with his humvee, which has a mounted machine gun on it. After picking up a grenade launcher, Robin fires at the humvee, blowing it up just as Badrick dives out. The battle expands across the entire city block, as buildings are blown up one after another, and dozens more people are killed or injured. Michael and a group of Rastas come rushing out, providing Badrick cover as he gets into a car. Michael hops inside with him and they speed off down the street, avoiding the barrage of gunfire from all directions. Benjamin and Robin attempt to follow them in their own car, but they crash when Badrick shoots at their tires through the back window.

In Paradise Plaza, Marcus confronts Zac for going after Dean in the storage room. Zac retorts back by standing by everything he said about Dean. Before they can argue any more, Fraser Stiller comes hurrying over and points out a window at smoke rising in the distance.

The survivors at the mall watch as smoke billows into the sky and listen to gunfire constantly ringing out across the town. Robert heads down into the security room's office and makes an announcement over the intercom for everybody to get to the roof.

Edward Remar, already bruised and bloody, is continuously beaten by Jackson Foxx. Jackson attempts to get in contact with Badrick over the radio, but can't.

At their warehouse, Wilbur Wright, Jon Matthews, and Curtis Van Horn are debating whether or not they should leave the warehouse as they listen to the gunfire out in the streets. However, the three are forced to evacuate when a molotov comes flying through a window, lighting the building on fire.

On the streets, Wilbur and his crew run into Da'Jonte, who's by himself. They rush over and grab him, demanding an answer for where he and Jackson were. Da'Jonte denies having betrayed them, but the three criminals can see through his lies. They drag him down the street as a group of Rastas chase them. When they get to cover, Jon shakes Da'Jonte and yells at him to tell the truth. As he's doing so, Benjamin, Robin, and a group of his soldiers come limping down the road heading towards the factory where they believe Badrick is hiding. Benjamin notices Da'Jonte and goes to shoot him, but Jon gets in the way, explaining that they needed him to get information. Da'Jonte finally admits that he was working with The Rastas, but only because he was convinced to do it by Jackson. Wilbur and his crew turn their attention to Benjamin and decide that they'll go with him to finish off the remaining Rastas at the factory. Da'Jonte is left behind to fend for himself.

Back at the mall, the survivors slowly begin gathering on the roof as everybody talks over each other, debating what they should do. Randall wants to join the war going on in the city to try and wipe out both Benjamin's group and The Rastas, but others point out that it would be suicide to go and join the war. Ultimately, they conclude that for the time being they should remain at the mall and wait to see the outcome of the war. Robert is given a key to the gun store from Teddy, and he goes off to gather weapons to defend themselves.

Robert enters the gun store and heads into the back room where he finds many types of powerful weapons that Teddy kept in secret. He packs what he can into a couple of duffel bags and carries it back up to the roof.

In the security room's office, Felix and Derek are talking about the ongoing war between Benjamin and Badrick. They both hope that the two groups will destroy each other. After Felix gets up and exits, Derek turns to Erin, who had just entered the room. They both sit down and begin trying to sort out their differences. Derek apologizes for everything and explains that he's changed since Erin was a child and he wants forgiveness from her. Although Erin still doesn't respect or care for her father, she's willing to give him another chance. Jacob enters the room and sits down with them, beginning to tell him about how he and Erin met. Derek is happy to see Erin is in safe arms with Jacob and wishes them the best. The conversation takes a turn when Derek brings up The Rastas. He admits to them that he worked with criminals before the outbreak, selling crate loads of whiskey to people such as Damerae Badrick and Wilbur Wright. Erin and Jacob are both shocked, but aren't too worried about it. Derek stands and thanks them both for allowing him to visit before he explains that he must get back to his hotel. Erin hugs him and hands him a radio to keep in contact before he leaves. After he's gone, Erin tells Jacob that she believes her father is truly changing for the better. The two then leave the office and head up to the roof.

Benjamin's group along with Wilbur and his crew arrive on a hill outside of the factory and begin sneaking down towards the building. Inside, Badrick, Michael, and Jackson are standing over Edward deciding what to do with him. They all come to agreement that Edward should be killed for his traitorous actions. Before they can get the job done, Benjamin and his crew burst through the doors with guns blazing. Edward crawls into cover as Jackson takes a hit to his side. Edward's heart sinks when he hears Benjamin yelling out that Badrick got his daughter killed. Suddenly, Michael leaps out on top of Edward and begins strangling him. Edward tears a piece of Michael's arm off with his teeth and quickly gets up, limping out of the firefight while he can. Michael hides away in cover as Badrick and the remaining Rastas flee the factory, driving away in a truck. Benjamin and his crew pick off the remaining Rastas. He makes it clear that they may have won this battle, but that the war is not over until *all* of the Rastas are dead. Wilbur, Jon, and Curtis tell Benjamin that they'll be heading to the mall. Benjamin gives them a message to tell the mall survivors: to not get in his way. He, Robin, and what's left of his group then leave the factory.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

* Jacob Feldman
* Felix Quarterman
* Edward Remar
* Erin Monroe
* Benjamin Taylor
* William Reynes
* Randall Forster
* Damerae Badrick
* Dean Howards

#### **Also Starring**

* Kate Bloodstone
* Jim Butterman
* Theodore "Teddy" Powell
* Quincy Atherton
* Marcus Downes
* Owen Gliefield

#### **Guest Starring**

* Robin Clarke
* Curtis Van Horn
* Monica Reynolds
* Jon Matthews
* Fraser Stiller
* Wilbur Wright
* Aldus Paxton
* Zachariah "Zac" Barnes
* Derek Monroe
* Alex Weiss
* Robert Morgan
* Jackson Foxx
* Michael Hall
* Sarah Taylor *(Zombified)*

## **Deaths**

* Numerous counts of Rastas
* Many soldiers from Benjamin Taylor's militia
* Sarah Taylor *(Zombified)*
* Betty Butterman *(Confirmed Fate)*
* Jim's son *(Confirmed Fate)*