Day By Day

A month on since the incident in Denver, the group have been on the road moving from place to place just barely getting by, now having crossed over from Colorado to Kansas. William battles his inner demons.

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## **Synopsis**

A deer emerges from behind a tree, slowly making its way across the forest floor--when suddenly a loud snap spooks it, and it runs off. Aldus Paxton and Lloyd Waller sprint after it, but it's no use. Lloyd apologizes to the more experienced hunter for scaring it, and Aldus assures him that he'll improve in the future.

Seven weeks after the incident in Denver, the group has made their way into the neighbouring state of Kansas, and arrive at a park just outside of Garden City, Kansas. William Reynes is shown a map of where they are by Ed Anderson, and asked what their plan should be. William thinks they should go right into the heart of the city, but a rather concerned Ed convinces him that scavenging a neighbourhood on the outskirts of town would be the wiser choice.

Sitting nearby, Daniel Rockwell and Lolida Windfield stare at Jared Kellings as he's seen walking in the distance. The both of them have been resolute on the fact that it was Jared who killed their friend Isaac Moses, even if there's no evidence to back it up--except for the fact that Jared was the last person with him. The two of them are getting sick of seeing Jared wander freely amongst the group, and want to do something about it.

Clyde Rollins and Claire Noble are sitting on some swings in the park, commenting on how peaceful it's been since Denver. When they see Edward Remar emerging from the woods and walking off, Claire points out how strange it has been seeing Edward and Clyde not speak to each other for weeks. Clyde says that it's because Edward didn't feel satisfied after killing Damerae Badrick, which is why he hasn't spoken to anyone. Claire suggests Clyde go try and talk to him. "Maybe..." Clyde thinks.

William is casually strolling through the park when he notices Aldus and Lloyd stepping out of the woods nearby with a few dead rabbits. Aldus confirms that it was a relatively quiet hunting trip, before confirming that they had enough to feed everyone for dinner. During their conversation, Lloyd had quietly walked off into the park. After ending his talk with Aldus, William goes over to Lloyd, wondering what was wrong with him. Sighing, Lloyd admits that they stumbled across a deer while hunting, and that he'd accidently scared it away. William tells the boy that it's okay, and that he shouldn't worry about it.

Dean Howards and Albert Hanson are sitting together at a gazebo in the park, remarking about how strange it is that they haven't come across a single person since they left Denver. Dean remembers what it was like for them after the mall--and how he felt like every day might have been his last, and how even now, he can't get rid of that feeling. He looks down to a dream catcher in his hands that he's making, telling Albert that he's been trying to find who he really is now. Nearby, the two of them see a commotion breaking about between Daniel and Jared. The latter is confronted by the former, but Jared sticks to the story that Isaac was caught in one of Steffan Webber's traps and died. Lolida hurries over, trying to calm Daniel down, while Daniel points to and asks Jon Matthews if he trusts Jared. Jon says he doesn't, but that he doesn't think Jared was responsible for Isaac's death. Fuming, Daniel goes to pull out his handgun, but Jon tackles him before he can pull it out. When William jogs over after seeing the altercation, he gets into Daniel's face, telling him that he needed to stop with the accusations against Jared. When Daniel glimpses Jared holding back a smile, he lunges at him, but is held back when William draws his own gun. Furious, Daniel storms off with Lolida. Afterwards, William meets with Jared, where the latter makes William believe that it was not him who killed Isaac. William slowly nods his head, praying to the lords above that Jared wasn't lying.

William, Dean, Jon, Marcus Downes, Kate Bloodstone, Austin Kingston and Solomon Reed head out from the park to investigate a small residential street on the outskirts of Garden City. Upon arriving, the group split up, with William and Jon taking a small, one story home, while the other five clear a bigger, two story house.

The group entering the bigger house remark about how fancy the house looks, with Kate mentioning to Marcus that the house would have been a nice place to settle down in. The five of them pair up to clear the building.

Solomon and Austin investigate the basement, each of them clearing a couple of rooms solo. On Austin's side of the basement, he finds it to be deserted of any zombies, but while searching for supplies, finds a cabinet full of alcohol. He stares at it--but resists the temptation to take any. Meanwhile, Solomon discovers a note revealing the tragic fate of the family who lived in the home. He is suddenly attacked by a zombie, but swiftly deals with it, just as Austin hurries inside. After confirming to each other that the basement is clear, they head up.

Meanwhile, Kate and Dean are searching the first floor. While they do, Dean brings up what Kate said about settling down--and how he doesn't feel like they'll ever be able to find a place like Willamette Mall again. Kate believes that they'll eventually find somewhere safe, even if it means they need to keep fighting for a few more weeks--or months. She tells him that it's not just him who's feeling down--but that everyone is. She concludes by telling him that if they give up now, they'd be letting Badrick win, since it was him who took the mall from them. Dean doesn't buy in to what she's saying, but he doesn't speak up.

Over in the smaller house, Jon and William make some loud noise as they enter in order to draw out any hiding zombies. William, holding his ninjato sword, easily kills two zombies with some ninja moves, impressing Jon. William says he learned them from Bruce Boseman pre-apocalypse. While they continue on clearing the home, William mentions how sorry he is about Angela Jaegar. Jon says that he still misses her, mentioning how their life in the post-apocalyptic world isn't living--it's just surviving. Looking at William, he questions whether Daniel's rant earlier had gotten to him. His tone dropping, William wonders if it should be a different person leading the group, believing that he isn't doing enough. Jon reminds William that he's kept the group alive and out of danger for seven weeks, and that people look up to him because nobody else wants to take on responsibility as leader. Jon assures the man that things will get better when they settle down somewhere, and William hopes so too.

Later that night, after clearing the two houses, the rest of the group travels from the park over to the houses. Rebecca Dawson, William and Lloyd are sitting together at one of the tables, chowing down on the rabbits that were caught earlier. Lloyd is still upset that his mistake cost them missing out on the deer. Both William and Rebecca tell Lloyd that the deer doesn't matter--the rabbits were more than enough to feed everyone. Jared approaches the table from the side, asking if he can sit with them--and William lets him. Rebecca points out how the two of them seem to finally be getting along, but William denies it, while Jared jokes about stealing William from her. As Rebecca finishes her meal and gets up, Jared turns to William more earnestly, and thanks him for having his back during the Daniel confrontation earlier. William says that Daniel was being ridiculous. Fighting back a smile, Jared gets up and walks off.

At another table, Claire sees that Clyde is looking concerned, and she tells him to go find and talk to Edward. Finally giving in, Clyde says he'll do it.

Out in the backyard, Dean is sitting alone, when he notices a zombie on the other side of the fence near him. Before long, the zombie is killed by a laughing Edward, who then joins Dean in the backyard. When he sits next to him, Dean asks Edward if he thinks they'll find a place to settle down peacefully in. In stark contrast to what Kate told him, Edward refuses to believe they'll ever find another place like the mall unless they have a powerful army to control it. Switching topics, Dean recalls how Badrick hurt Edward. Jumping up from his seat, Edward defensively states that he killed Badrick, and he won. He then limps off in haste to the house next door. A few minutes later, Clyde steps out, asking Dean if he'd seen Edward. Dean points him in the direction Edward went, but warns him that he thinks Edward needs some space. "I know what I'm doing." Clyde says, thanking Dean and walking off.

Back inside, Randall and a few others are sitting around the dinner table eating. Marcus hopes that they won't be constantly traveling for much longer, which reminds Kate about Dean. She takes a plate with some cooked food on it and goes off in search of Dean.

Outside, Layton Zimmers has forced himself next to Dean while he babbles on about random ideas and theories, which Dean is hardly listening to. When Kate finds them, she asks to speak with Dean alone. Layton abides and heads back inside. Kate sits down and offers him the plate of food, but Dean isn't hungry. She admits to him that although she likes to be optimistic, Kate is realistic as well, and knows that any day could be their last. Dean recalls what she said in their earlier conversation, and says that he doesn't believe that their constant fighting will mean anything in the end. He then mentions his conversation with Edward, and what he said about needing power to run a community. Kate says that that's just what Edward is like, and that he's always dealing with something. She stands up and tells Dean he should come inside--and although hesitant, Dean agrees, smiling and heading inside, hoping to take his mind off other things.

Next door, Clyde finds Edward in the smaller house, cleaning a cleaver. When Edward sees him, he immediately goes to leave, but Clyde manages to stop him. He tries talking to his friend, but Edward has nothing kind to say. He complains that he doesn't belong in this group, and that he regrets having relied on or trusted anybody. "What about Sarah?" Clyde questions. Edward says that although he had sympathy for the girl, Sarah's death made Benjamin Taylor weak. "That's all other people do now, Clyde, they make you weak," he states. Edward continues, commenting on how Badrick's death did satisfy him, and how ever since his death, he's realized that his time to thrive was now. Clyde looks at him, asking if they were still friends. He says that Edward is a good person--it was him who encouraged Clyde to save Sarah in the first place. "We're still friends," Edward says, before he turns to leave. Clyde asks if they can talk it out, but Edward keeps walking.

Later that night, William and Rebecca are sitting in their bedroom in the big house. Rebecca notices William is in distress, and asks him about it. Similarly to what he told Jon, William says that he doesn't believe he should be leading the group. Rebecca says what Jon said: that nobody had gotten seriously hurt in weeks, and that William is doing the best he can. She mentions how people look up to William--especially Lloyd. She then points out how William hasn't let Daniel or anybody else break him yet, another reason why he is the best leader the group could have. Nodding, William agrees that maybe he's just overthinking things. Before getting into bed and going to sleep, Rebecca says that she'll take a group outside of Garden City the next day to look for more supplies.

William wakes up the next morning, noticing Rebecca missing from bed. He heads downstairs, asking Jared if she had already left for her supply mission, but Jared doesn't know. Randall and Claire are then seen entering the house, having returned from a mission of their own into the city. They have bad news--that the city is completely infested with the undead. William doesn't see the point in staying on the outskirts of an infested city, especially considering the danger of accidentally luring a horde to their house, so he orders everyone to pack up.

Rebecca, along with Jon, Solomon, Albert and Austin make their way down a rural road quite far from Garden City. The group are hoping to find supplies and possibly some vehicles. Luckily for them, they stumble across a motel off the side of the road.

They approach the motel, but stop when they see that the lot is filled with zombies. Soon after, they hear a single gunshot come from within one of the rooms. Believing that the gunshot came from somebody taking their own life, Jon wants to turn back and leave. However, this is the first sign of another person in weeks, and Albert isn't going to walk away. He convinces Rebecca, who, in turn, convinces the rest of the group that they should try something. Solomon and Austin are sent over to one side of the motel parking lot, hopping onto a car and making as much noise as possible. The other three slowly go around the side, intending to get up to where the gunshot came from. After they slaughter a large group of zombies in their way, they make it to the second floor, where they see a few zombies banging on a door. After dispatching them, Jon enters the room, seeing Brenden Trevors sitting on the bed playing a guitar. Rebecca and Albert follow inside, while Jon wonders what Brenden was doing. Brenden says that if he was going to die--he wanted to do it doing something he loved, which Jon respects, even if he finds it a bit loopy. The two sides share names, and Brenden explains that he lost contact with his bandmates while looting a nearby factory, and ended up trapped in here. Looking around, Jon likes how the motel looks; it has plenty of space, a fence surrounding it, and it's far from the city. Rebecca asks Brenden if he minds if they bring the rest of their group here. Brenden doesn't mind, but warns them that there is not much supplies left here. Rebecca says that they can work that problem out together, as she looks around, a hopeful look on her face.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

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

#### **Also Starring**

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

#### **Guest Starring**

* Brenden Trevors
* Layton Zimmers
* Alex Weiss