In Harms Way (Grimes)

"**In Harms Way**" is the eighth episode of the first season of HBO's Grimes. It is the eighth episode of the series overall. It premiered in October 2028. The episode was written by Robert Kirkman and was directed by Greg Nicotero.

## Plot

Captured by the Delta, Reece and the others are transported further North to a facility, where they are put to work to earn their keep as part of a new group.

## Synopsis

* The group sit in a van together as they are transported to their new home. Louis' condition gets worse which upsets and worries Scott, Grace keeps him calm with the help of Clementine.
* The Group arrive at the Delta's nearby compound to be kept as workers until they can be moved North to the main Community.
* Upon arrival, Louis collapses and Ben begins to beat him, thinking he is slacking off, Lillian stops this and sends for a medic before taking him away to the med centre, she allows Scott to go as well.
* They are forced to sleep in the yard and meet other survivors, Kate and Maxie as well as Reggie who is just being let back into the group after helping another group escape months before, Reggie begs them to play along and they will be fine.
* The next morning, Judith and Scott are sent to work in the garden centre with Reggie, when Scott doesn't complete his work, Ben kills Reggie who was supervising them, Judith stabs him in the leg with her shears and he raises his gun to her but Lillian arrives and puts a stop to it. She sends him away before lecturing Judith about being strong and making the right decisions. She sends her away to work with Bonnie and Clementine.
* While working together, Clementine convinces Bonnie to help them escape and they come up with a plan to lure the nearby horde in and escape using that.
* That night, Judith sneaks out and manages to find Louis in Lillian's office while she attempts to work out the controls, it is revealed she has been torturing him for information on the group and he is in a terrible condition. The two activate the speakers and the horde moves closer. They escape the office with a gun found in Lillian's desk.
* The group escape the yard with Bonnie and Miguel's help and prepare to head outside but Lillian gets in their way, she prepares to gun them all down with her two soldiers before Judith shoots her in the arm, this causes enough confusion for Reece and Clementine to disarm her soldiers. The group head outside as Lillian retreats further into the base.
* Outside, Reece and Clementine prep everyone to walk through the horde when Ben appears and holds them at gunpoint, he prepares to execute Clementine when Grace approaches him and begins to flirt with him as he had shown interest in her, he listens when she suggests he comes with them but then, she stabs him in the balls and steals his gun, he screams in pain before being devoured.
* The group begin to sneak through the horde and everything goes according to plan.
* Suddenly the Delta begin to fire into the crowd to both try and kill them and defeat the horde. Taron begins to panic and holds his dad's hand as they descend further into the crowd.
* Throughout the episode, Reece and Broady will be shown to be getting closer as well as showing Clementine worrying about Reece's leadership skills, she lays seeds of doubt in Judith's mind about him.

## Cast

### Starring

* Calum Kelmer as Reece Grimes
* Dove Cameron as Grace
* Leon Thomas III as Louis
* Cailey Fleming as Judith Grimes
* Felix Drake as Scott
* Lucy Tate as Broady
* with Zendaya as Clementine
* and Stephanie Breatiz as Lillian

### Also Starring

* Andrew Oran as Taron Grimes
* Cameron Olsen as Willie
* Ricci Guarnaccio as Ben
* Maria Decantor as Katy
* Issac Ryan Brown as Alivin Jr.
* Yvonne Marsh as Ruby
* Lucy Hoey as Bonnie
* Anthony Guajardo as Miguel

### Co-Stars

* Peter Vindikar as Samuel
* Freeya McCarr as Abi

## Trivia

* Last Appearance of Ben. *(Alive)*
* The episode title refers to the group being in constant danger and the only way to escape it is to face the horde.