James Graves

"*What's all this been, huh? An attempt to join the big leagues, get noticed, become a big city cop? You think you're that special? Do you? You're not. You're a little attention seeking worm, throwing his comrades under the bus. You're really that desperate for your big break aren't you? Clinging onto the first case that could benefit you. This is your last warning, Randall. Stick to helping old ladies across the street and retrieving lost bicycles. Fucking snake.*"
—James to Randall Forster[src]

James Graves is a minor character in Route to Paradise. He is a confrontational and short-tempered officer of the Willamette Police Department.

## **Pre-Apocalypse**

James worked at the Willamette Police Department.

### **Season 5**

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

In a flashback, James shoves Randall Forster to the ground before grabbing his collar and pulling him back up. "I hope you heard me the first time." He tells him. Randall spits in his face, and in return James headbutts him into a wall and tells him that he's a joke, he shouldn't be a police officer. As Randall clambers back to his feet, James warns Randall to stay out of any big cases - to leave them to him. He calls him a snake before kicking him back down to the ground and storming off.

Cutting back to two days earlier, James is seen in the Willamette Police Department celebrating Nicholas Burnett's promotion to Chief Inspector. During the celebration, Nicholas thanks everybody - saying that it wouldn't be the same without all of them. "Except maybe Randall." James points out, which causes the room to go into laughter. Randall shoots back with a comment about James' wife, which upsets him.

The next morning, James bumps into Randall at the police department. Agitated, he tells him to watch where he's going then proceeds to joke about him doing nothing except helping old people cross the street. He walks off, reminding Randall to stay out of his way.

That night, James is out in the parking lot loading files into his car. When he turns to see Randall nearby, he angrily asks if he's going to shoot him like he did with Samuel Vaughn, a corrupt cop. Randall approaches him, and accuses James of being corrupt and being the one who was behind the drug case involving Vaughn. Angered, James hits Randall and drags him into a nearby alleyway, where the scene cuts off, ending where James' first scene began.

The next day, James sees Randall back in the police department, bloody and bruised. He laughs and asks if he had a bad fall. Randall stands up to James, telling him that he did fall, but that Sergeant Clayton Freeman was there to pick him up. He makes another joke about James' wife, but it doesn't bother James. Randall continues, saying that he'd rather do the right thing, and is happy that he has real friends unlike James and his "band of junkies". As Randall walks off, James stands there, fuming.

## **Post-Apocalypse**

As Willamette quickly became filled with the undead, James' fate remains unknown. It is unknown whether or not he was able to survive the initial stages of the outbreak.

## **Killed Victims**

* Possibly numerous unnamed criminals *(Pre-Apocalypse)*
* Possibly numerous counts of zombies

## **Appearances**

Any episode with a checkmark over it signifies James Graves appearing in any way.