Family Issues

"Family Issues" is the second episode of the first season. The episode premiered on December 2nd of 2019. It is the second episode overall.

## **Plot**

Problems occur at the Mulford household. Tensions rise as more people join the group. Justin learns more about Marshal.

## **Synopsis**

### **House Survivors**

Edwin is up late in the night when he notices the shed door is open. He goes to check it out and finds footprints in the shed. He quickly goes back inside not telling anyone.

In the morning, Jonathan and Grant sit in the kitchen when Uriel suddenly walks in, asking how his sister (Ariel) got sick. Jonathan says that it may have been somebody in the living room for a while with Ariel. Uriel thinks of Daniel before walking out.

In the living room, most of everyone is awake. Ariel is visibly really sick. Edwin notices and goes to get her water. When he offers the water, Ariel declines it, saying that Daniel needs it more than her. Edwin tells her that he and a couple guys will go out for supplies during the day.

Uriel walks into the room, demanding to know where Daniel is. Edwin asks why, and Ariel says the bedroom. Uriel walks off without saying a word. Edwin follows him.

Upstairs in a bedroom, Uriel confronts Daniel about getting Ariel sick. Edwin tries to get into the room, but it's locked. Uriel asks Daniel if he's feeling sick in any way. Daniel is confused, just mumbling yes and no to Uriel’s questions. Edwin yells at Uriel to open the door, he doesn’t. Uriel asks Daniel if he knew who got Ariel sick. He tells him that Ariel ate a bag of stale chips. Uriel believes him, and leaves the room, walking up to Edwin. After a brief argument about the food situation, Uriel storms away.

Edwin asks Daniel if he’s okay. Daniel tells him he is, and points outside into the snow saying his friend was out there. Edwin sees nobody, and simply walks away.

In the kitchen, Uriel interrupts a conversation with Benedikte, Jonathan, and Henry. He asks Benedikte if he got Ariel sick. Benedikte says he didn’t. A sudden scream from Ariel in the living room, makes everyone go see what's happening, besides Jonathan, who hides.

An infected attacks Ariel but she is saved by Benedikte. More runners start attacking the group.

As the attack is happening, Edwin and Ross are out on the street after they saw 2 people walking. They approach the 2 and introduce themselves. Their conversation is cut short when roars from the infected are heard. Edwin says he has a house where they can stay. The two men (Isaiah and Thomas) follow Edwin and Ross.

Edwin and the 3 men come back just in time to kill the remaining infected in the house. Thomas quickly makes a comment, saying “You people really think you can last here?” Uriel takes offense and gets into Thomas’s face, yelling at him. Ross tries to intervene, but is pushed by Uriel. Uriel gets a bit too crazy and is about to fight Thomas. Edwin knocks him out. Edwin and Thomas clear out the infected bodies.

Hours later, Edwin, Thomas, and Isaiah are preparing to go on a supply run. They gear up and head out.

Later that day, Ariel is talking to Daniel in her bedroom. Daniel points out in the woods his friend. In the woods was a tall, scary looking man. Ariel quickly closes the blinds, terrified.

### **Justin and Marshal**

In a flashback, Justin Bennett is walking with a survivor named Clarence. The two talk family, with Justin saying his family died before the apocalypse. The two take shelter in a factory.

Later in the night, Justin yells after seeing a spider. It attracts the attention of the infected. Clarence is grabbed by an infected, and yells for Justin to get his axe. Justin tries to kill an infected, but the axe gets stuck. Justin escapes through a window while Clarence is killed.

In the present, Justin and Marshal have some soup. Justin also sees that Marshal is extremely low on supplies. Marshal tells Justin to follow him.

Outside, Marshal shows Justin a bunch of his traps including a spike pit, electric fence, and trip wires.

Some time later, Justin and Marshal are eating. Justin then asks why Marshal keeps his brother in a cage. Marshal tells Justin he was hoping there would be a cure. When there wasn’t any, Marshal couldn’t bring himself to kill his brother. Marshal also says that every time he talks, he rips open a scar. Justin asks why Marshal is like this. Marshal explains how nearing the start of the apocalypse, he and his brother had a hunting accident where his brother accidently shot Marshal, putting him in a coma. His brother committed suicide over the grief. Justin asks why he is capturing the infected. Marshal says every soul deserves to rest.

In another flashback, Justin is with a man named Bobby. Justin goes to take a piss, and Bobby laughs. They then continue down the road, before Bobby asks Justin how he survived this long.

In a cut, Justin walks around a building with 2 different people. He says that Bobby was going to teach him how to shoot, but he didn’t make it.

Flash forward once more, Justin is inside a cabin with the same two people. One of the two people are bitten. The other rushes over to their partner as Justin rushes out the back door, leaving the infected to devour them.

In another cut, Justin steps out of another cabin to a woman. She tells Justin that when she found Justin, he was in a wreck.

In a final cut, Justin runs away as infected tackle and devour the woman.

In the present, Marshal takes out his brothers old hunting knife, saying that he is sorry.

Justin walks downstairs to find Marshal holding his brothers head in his lap. Marshal drops the knife.

## **Cast**

**Xpert9026** as:

* Edwin Mulford
* Tim Mulford
* Ross Hawkins
* Benedikte Larsen

**LucaBuca2000** as:

* Ariel Mulford
* Daniel Mulford

**FaultyAssman20** as:

* Jonathan Hoybrook
* Henry Schowitz

**Leemur** as:

* Grant "Brutal" *(no lines)*

**Dutch** as:

* Uriel Maryirenser

**GeneralHuxler** as:

* Justin Bennett

**Xavier** as:

* Marshal

## **Deaths**

* Clarence *(flashback)*
* Bobby *(flashback, confirmed fate)*
* 2 unnamed people *(flashback)*
* 1 unnamed woman *(flashback)*