Nicholas Clark/Season 3

#### "Eye of the Beholder"

After being captured by a military group, Nick and Luciana are shown sitting together against a wall. Nick opens his eyes to see Travis, who is also help captive. Travis tells Nick that Madison and Alicia are also here and were taken elsewhere. Nick asks about Chris, to which Travis responds negatively, indicating Chris died. Luciana wakes up to ask if he saw anyone at the border before resting her head on Nick's shoulder again. Nick explains that he thought this place was a refugee camp but was wrong. Travis came looking for Nick and now he's going to get them all out of here.

In the holding area, Troy Otto questions Travis about his ethnicity and then if he had communication with another country before it all went down. Nick questions Madison and Alicia's location and Troy insists he is not a savage. Travis tells Troy that Luciana is dying and requires immediate medical attention. Troy shrugs and declares that “everyone here dies", and orders Travis to sit. In the holding area, a man named Steven introduces himself to Travis and he says he can get them out. Soldiers suddenly come in and take Travis and Nick to shower area. They are in the midst of pushing one man against a wall as he struggles before shooting him. Nick and Luciana are scared but Travis is unaffected. Steven tells Travis they can escape the depot via sewer tunnels that lead to the border. Travis agrees to help. The bored soldiers amp up their sick game by shooting two victims at once. Nick is next in line.

Willy and his comrade bet on which corpse will turn first. Travis convinces them to shoot him next, instead of Nick, claiming that Maori don't turn. As they chain him up, he attacks Willy and throws the other soldier at a freshly turned Infected. Nick, Luciana, Travis and Steven escape in the chaos. Troy's men fire at them as they flee the barrack. The soldiers are gaining on them, so Travis tells Nick and Luciana to go on without him, and he stays behind. Steven leads Nick and Luciana to a sewer grate. Nick helps Luciana down, then follows behind her. Steven is shot up by the soldiers before he can descend. Willy slits Steven’s throat, and throws his body into the sewer, ensuring that he will turn and find Nick and Luciana. The two make their way through sewer tunnels. Luciana urges Nick to leave her so that he can go on unburdened. He refuses and tells Luciana he will never leave her behind. Nick kicks down another sewer grate only to find a horde of Infected on the other side. He and Luciana flee back inside the tunnel. The horde follows. In the sewage system, Nick is attacked by the now reanimated Steven. Alicia hears it from above and tries to help. She drops her knife to them and Luciana takes the zombie out. Alicia is grabbed by soldiers as Nick looks on.

Alicia is brought to Madison. Moments later, soldiers bring Nick back and the three Clark's share a hug. Jake offers to take Nick, Luciana, Travis, Madison and Alicia to his family’s ranch. It’s safe there, and Jake assures them that Troy will behave. Madison and Travis reject the offer. Later they hear gunshots nearby. The infected Nick and Luciana encountered have emerged from the sewer and breached the barracks. The soldiers scramble to keep them back. The compound has been compromised, and chaos ensues.

Madison and Nick fight the infected, while Travis and Alicia help Luciana into a helicopter. Troy arrives in a truck and urges Madison and Nick to hop on board. The helicopter takes off with Travis, Alicia, and Luciana while Madison and Nick depart in a truck with Troy. He tells Madison that they’re all going to the same destination.

#### "The New Frontier"

The next day, Troy blasts heavy metal music as he drives Nick and Madison to his father’s ranch. Madison keeps her guard up, still leery of Troy and his motives. Eventually the caravan pulls up to Broke Jaw Ranch. A guard tells Troy that Jake never arrived. Troy orders Madison and Nick to get out of the truck. He drives inside the gate, leaving Madison and Nick outside looking in. Nick suggests they backtrack and find the rest of their group, but Madison insists they stay put in case the helicopter arrives. She reveals to Nick that she stole a gun off the truck and tells him they can protect themselves if they have to. Nick and debate whether or not they should stay here. Nick wants to leave in a hurry. After Nick walks away, Troy’s father, Jeremiah Otto, introduces himself to Madison and Nick and orders the guard to let them in. He welcomes them to Broke Jaw Ranch. Nick is reluctant to enter, insisting it is not safe.

Jeremiah brings Madison and Nick to their bunkhouse and leaves them with a key. Nick grumbles about Madison being nice to Jeremiah after his son tried to kill them. Madison admits that she doesn’t have a plan yet, but they should play nice while they bide their time. At the ranch, a guard spots Alicia and Jake carying Luciana. Nick and Madison rush into the gate where Alicia hugs Madison. She asks where Travis is and Alicia has to tell her that he didn't make it. Both of them break down. Nick finds Luciana and tries to wake her up. Troy is quick to say that Luciana won't make it and wants to put her down. He orders Nick to move aside, so he does, but then offers to do it himself. Nick gets the gun and stares down at Luciana before pointing it at Troy. Everyone draws their guns on him. Nick orders Luciana be allowed inside. Jeremiah steps between the two men. He agrees to treat Luciana in the infirmary if Nick hands back the gun and provided she has a pulse. Nick complies and Luciana is taken to the infirmary. Nick stands by Luciana’s side in the infirmary. He checks in with Alicia and holds her as she weeps over Travis’ death.

#### "TEOTWAWKI"

Nick, Madison and Alicia attend Charlene’s memorial at the ranch. Sensing hostility from members of the community, Madison introduces herself to the ranchers and thanks them for taking her family in. Nick takes care of Luciana at the infirmary. Luciana insists they leave the ranch as soon as she’s feeling better. Nick tells her he just wants them to feel safe in one place and he had a chance to kill Troy but didn't. Luciana insists that wouldn't have made them safe and says Nick is not a killer. In the bunkhouse, Madison assures Nick and Alicia that they can win over the minority of people who don’t want them at the ranch. Nick wants to confront Troy or at least do something. Alicia questions what he can or will do. Nick wants to start over somewhere else, like a house somewhere that they can grow crops. Madison refuses and insists there is no place better and tells him, "We hauled you out of that hell hole and Travis died because of it." Nick insists Luciana won't be safe here and they might make her go but Madison offers no sympathy.

Nick and Alicia watch horses trotting around. Alicia is reflecting on how their father used to take her to the equestrian center. Nick asks Alicia if she wants to stay at the ranch. She doesn't want to stay but realizes there aren't other choices. Nick is feeling the guilt of Travis' death and notices the change in Alicia but she walks away. Nick stands out by himself during the night when Troy approaches him in a truck. Troy is out hunting and invites Nick along. He offers Nick a gun which is enough to convince him and climbs into Troy’s truck. Outside the Ranch, Troy sneaks up on Nick but Nick gets the jump on him. Troy encourages him to shoot him. Nick has the gun pressed to his neck. Troy asks him to time how long it takes to reanimate. He wants to know "why we spoiled" but Nick insists, "You are not a scientist." Nick stands up and points the gun at him, ultimately shooting the ground, instead. He tears up the pages of Troy's book, laughing the whole time. Troy wrestles him for it and declares, "I think we can be friends now."

#### "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame"

Nick, Luciana and Madison wake up to some startling noise. They rush to investigate and find the burning house. Nick joins the ranchers as they fight to put out the fire. Jeremiah orders everyone to stop so they can save the water since Russell and Martha are already gone. "Save the water, let it burn," he said. Nick and Alicia try to dissuade Madison from joining Troy on his mission to find the missing team that went to investigate the downed chopper. They tell her there are other ways to contribute. Madison ignores their advice and leaves with Troy.

Nick delivers food to Luciana. She is still unhappy to be here. He is still thinking about the fire. Luciana thinks it is beautiful how they were together to the end. She wants to leave and claims Nick is afraid to leave his family. "I can't live here," she said. He hesitates, but relents and promises to leave with her once she's healthy enough to travel. Nick visits the ruins of Russell’s home and finds a photo of Russell and Martha. Nick is cleaning the burnt home while Jeremiah approaches him. Jeremiah says the community works together and insists Nick is a part of it now. This was his home. Jeremiah reflects on living here before the big house. Nick hands him the photograph he found and Jeremiah is very grateful. Jeremiah admires the craftsmanship of a gun. They have different views on beauty, apparently, like they do most things. Jeremiah gave this gun to Russell when he first moved into the house. They hung it on the wall. "Every home needs a gun," Jeremiah said. Nick is very suspicious of Jeremiah.

Nick sits with Jeremiah and continues to talk. He talks about lessons he learned from his father. He sees his Luciana. Nick questions how the living could be worse than the dead and people should stick together. Jeremiah tells a story about Troy throwing a fit and being locked away in the basement. Jeremiah and his wife were drunk, and forgot about Troy until the next morning. He wasn't angry, he only apologizes for Jeremiah's errors. Nick mentions that Luciana wants him to leave the ranch with her, but Madison wants him to stay. Jeremiah asks Nick what he wants for himself. Nick leads Luciana to a candlelit surprise. She looks happy. They lay together and watch the stars. Nick tells the story of how the two people met who lived in the community. He thinks this place can be great. Luciana does not buy into Nick’s fantasy. Nick wakes up to find Luciana gone, leaving nothing but a letter to him. Jeremiah joins Nick at Russell’s house and gives him the revolver. He says that if Nick finishes rebuilding the house he can live there. He consoles him over Luciana's departure with a pat on the shoulder.

#### "Red Dirt"

Nick and Jeremiah have a little target practice on the edge of Broke Jaw Ranch. Jeremiah catches Nick's distraction and encourages him to stop worrying about Madison, prompting him to start shooting. Nick spots Troy's team hobbling toward the ranch on the road to the gate. He, Alicia and other ranchers rush out as Madison and Troy’s team arrive, who all have bloody feet from walking without shoes. Alicia and Nick give Madison water. Jeremiah requests a private debrief, but one of the ranchers, Vernon Trimbol, insists Troy's team share their findings with everyone. Mike Trimbol announces that a group of Native Americans slaughtered Phil McCarthy and the others from the outpost. Troy tries to keep everyone calm saying they can handle the situation but Mike cracks and blurts out that they're all going to die if they don't leave. Nick and Alicia take care of Madison's feet. She is in a lot of pain as they care for her. Nick reveals that Luciana went back south.

Then at night, Nick walks outside. There are fires lit all around the Broke Jaw Ranch. The community is scared and huddle together. Jeremiah looks on from his balcony. The next day, Nick heads into the basement where all of the supplies are. Troy cuts him off and asks about Luciana. Nick doesn't want him saying her name anymore. Two residents try to leave with supplies and Troy stops them, insisting they put the supplies back. They insist to have spoken with Jeremiah about it. Troy walks out, frustrated.

Nick enters Jeremiah's house to find him drunk moving furniture. Nick turns down a drink and request Jeremiah slow down the drinking. Nick asks what happened to his hand and he insists it distracts from the headaches. Nick encourages him to grab some sleep here. Jeremiah begins discussing how important this ranch is to him. He flips the table in anger. Nick goes to pick it up but Jeremiah brings his gun over and shoots three holes through it. Nick is startled and takes the gun from him. "I'm sorry," Jeremiah said. "Your home, your gun. There's blood in it. It's in the Earth." The next morning, Jeremiah finds Nick outside the house and Nick relieves him by saying he wasn't around last night, clearly playing along. Jeremiah sees a horse outside of the gate. It's Vernon's. He yells to Nick to go get his mother. Nick, Madison and Jeremiah leave the ranch on a pickup to search for Vernon's family on the road. Madison reasons that the horse may have escaped on its own but Jeremiah predicts that the Trimbol family is dead.

They exit their truck having found Vernon's RV. It's been shot and ravaged. There is a zombie slamming around inside. Jeremiah puts two down with two shots. Nick examines gun shot on the side of the RV. The zombies inside were Vernon and Kathy. Mike is dead behind the RV. Behind the RV, Gretchen and other walkers are eating a horse on the trailer. Madison freezes. Nick puts Gretchen down. Moments later, they have gathered the bodies. Madison is taken aback by the fact that Gretchen is Alicia's age. Nick and Jeremiah think Troy killed the family in an effort to scare everyone. Jeremiah tries to believe Troy couldn't do this. Madison insists everyone turn around and go back, so they do. The three of them return to the ranch with the bodies. Madison speaks to the crowd that's gathered to see hem return and covers for Troy; she declares that the people who killed Travis and Phil have now killed the Trimbols. Nick doesn't buy it. She warns that anyone who leaves the ranch will die and urges them to stay together. The crowd murmurs in support. Nick sits and watches people return supplies to the basement and Nick confronts Madison about lying to the ranch. Madison points out that even if Troy killed the Trimbols, no one would believe them. Nick agrees to keep Madison’s secret as long as she includes him on her plans.

#### "The Unveiling"

Nick is informed by Madison that Alicia is missing. Jeremiah remarks that Jake, too, is gone. Nick wants to look for them but Jeremiah insists they can't spare people to look for them. Nick doesn't want to sit around like Jeremiah, which prompts Jeremiah to suggest Nick joining Troy's army.

Nick tries to train with Troy but he questions whether or not his mother gave him permission, belittling Nick's efforts. Nick is carrying the guilt of Travis' death and his sister missing, going on to say he needs an occupation. He also wants to protect the community from whoever killed the Trimbol's. Troy hands over a gun. Nick cuts his hair off. Madison looks on. "Do I have to worry?" she asks. Nick is trying to fit the mold of a soldier, and tells Madison he’s keeping his enemies close, referring to Troy.

Later, Jake arrives at Broke Jaw Ranch with Ofelia Salazar. Madison yells at Jake for leaving Alicia with Walker. Jake explains the hostage trade situation. Jake promises she is safe. Nick and Ofelia share a stare at one another before Nick heads inside. Nick, Troy and several militia soldiers sneak into Black Hat headquarters and rescue Alicia. Troy grabs Alicia and silences her. The small group is trying to get her out of there. Nick is watching from the distance and sees someone coming. He rushes in, instructing Madison to meet them down there with the truck. Nick attacks the man out of nowhere but ends up on the bottom of the fight with a knife in his face. Troy saves Nick's life by shooting the man in the head. Gunfire breaks out. Madison picks up the rescue team with Alicia in a truck. Madison’s group returns to the ranch. Jake admonishes them for essentially declaring war on Walker’s nation. Madison admits that she convinced Troy to help save Alicia and accuses Jake of getting played by Walker.

Troy tells his soldiers that none of them will sleep for the next 48 hours. Nick questions what happens if Walker attacks while they are on the perimeter. In this case, someone will have to stay behind and fight them off until they die to allow the rest to get back to protect it. Nick volunteers and calls himself "suicide proof."

Nick rushes to the community to see people panicking. There are walkers roaming about and eating people. Nick, Madison and Alicia start fighting the dead with guns of their own. Ofelia emerges from the house and looks on. Nick calls for her but she goes off on her own. Nick calls for everyone to stop her as she rushes off but suddenly becomes sick. Nick falls to the ground in pain and realizes that Ofelia is responsible for the illness. Madison chases after Ofelia.

#### "Children of Wrath"

The next day, Alicia and Jake help manage the infirmary and tend to the sick, which includes Nick. Jeremiah enters and sees someone reanimating beside Nick. He puts him down with his gun. Everyone looks on. Madison reveals that Ofelia put powder in the coffee. Madison orders Jake to give Nick antibiotics. Nick wakes up, spewing more fluids from his mouth. Madison enters to tell Jake that it's anthrax. Troy is happy to know what they're doing with. Madison tries to help Troy's plans and Jake cuts her off, "You don't lead this ranch!" They storm out and Madison stays behind to talk with Nick. Afterwords, Jake talks to Nick, who wants off of his bed and notices Jake is sick. He convinces Jake to uncuff him from his cot, assuring Jake that he won’t turn. Nick wants to talk with Jeremiah but Jake insists Jeremiah will only disappoint him, blaming him for the whole situation.

While watching Jeremiah and others bury the dead in a mass grave, Nick has a plan of his own. He rips up the floorboards in his house. Nick digs a hole underneath the adobe floor. His shovel hits something hard. Nick goes to Jeremiah’s house and confronts him with a skull that he found under the adobe. Jeremiah confesses that as the rivalry between the ranchers and the Black Hat escalated, the founding fathers, Him, Phil, Russell and Vernon of the ranch murdered three Hopi tribesmen, including Walker’s uncle. He says the skull belongs to Walker’s father, who Jeremiah killed when the man started to investigate his brother’s disappearance.

Moments later, Nick tells Alicia and Madison about Jeremiah's previous deeds. Alicia insists they're on the wrong side. Nick doesn't want to cross any lines like Jeremiah does. He reveals Troy's lie of killing the Trimbol's to Alicia. Upset about learning what her family lied about and about Troy murdering her friend Gretchen, she yells at Madison, "You're just like them! You're worse, you're heartless! No wonder dad was so depressed, he was living with a goddamn corpse!" Madison angrily declares that she’s too busy keeping everyone alive to have time for feelings and insists Alicia has no idea what she carries. In the bunkhouse, Madison reveals to Nick and Alicia why she’s never taken them to her hometown in Alabama. Madison shot her alcoholic father when she was a child because he beat her mother. She resolutely insists she would do it again if it meant protecting her family.

Madison goes to Jeremiah’s house and tells him that Walker is willing to offer peace in exchange for Jeremiah’s scalp. She puts her gun on his desk and urges him to kill himself. Jeremiah refuses. Nick enters the room and Jeremiah mocks him and says his mom is "exactly like" and doesn't finish the sentence before Nick shoots him in the head. Madison quickly begins to put a plan into action. Jake and Troy run to Jeremiah’s house to find him dead, staged to look like a suicide by Madison and Nick. They remove Jeremiah’s body from the house.

Nick, Madison and Alicia stand on the ranch's balcony where Jeremiah used to overlook the community. They watch Jake and Troy deliver Jeremiah's body to a coffin.

#### "Minotaur"

Nick, Troy and the militia lure Infected into an ambush. Nick kills an Infected and gazes toward the border, thinking of Luciana. Nick orders Troy to burn the body in order to prevent it from ruining the soil. The militia returns to their ATVs and discusses the influx of Infected. Nick suggests they mend the fences. Nick and Troy spot Walker’s convoy as it approaches the ranch. Jake greets the convoy and shakes Walker’s hand. Troy and Nick look on, as does Ofelia from the other side. The ranchers warily look on as Walker waves the convoy through the gate: The Nation has officially come to live at Broke Jaw Ranch.

Nick is there when Jake leads Walker into the pantry to discuss details of the Nation residing at the ranch. Troy walks out after voicing his disdain for the Nation and butting heads with Crazy Dog. Jake assures Walker that, unlike Troy, most ranchers have accepted the peace deal. Nick joins Troy at Jeremiah’s grave and says that he, too, lost an alcoholic father to what was probably suicide. Nick tries to give Jeremiah a heroic legacy but Troy calls him a drunk. Troy blames his father for killing himself and leaving them with a mess.

At night, Nick visits Ofelia in the adobe. "I killed people, Nick," she said. "Glad you survived." Nick asks if she feels guilt. She admits to not feeling particularly guilty about killing ranchers with anthrax. She asks Nick if he feels any guilt for what he’s done. Nick doesn't understand why he should feel guilty at first. "We're not so different, you and I, Nick." Later, Terrence pulls a gun on Crazy Dog, but it is pushed away and he misses his shot. A stray bullet hits a member of the nation. Nick tries to help him, but is pushed back. Crazy Dog locks Terrence in a choke hold and nearly chokes him to death, but releases his victim when Walker steps in. In the infirmary, Terrence is suffocated as his esophagus has been broken. Moments later, Madison and Nick discuss how important it is to keep Jeremiah's murder a secret. Nick tells Madison that he can handle Troy, but Madison worries that Troy will kill Nick if he finds out that Nick killed Jeremiah. Nick is not sure what reaction he will have.

Madison, Nick and Walker go to Otto’s house to collect weapons from Troy. Troy is curious about his own safety. Nick helps convince him by saying, "You don't want to die on your doorstep." Troy allows everyone inside. He sits in his father's chair and discusses his father dying in it. When Walker heads upstairs to check the house, Troy grabs a gun from Otto’s desk ordering everyone out. Nick stands in the way of Troy who fires a warning shot into the ceiling. Everyone clears out. Nick stays behind with Troy. Inside, Nick questions what Troy is doing. Troy reveals a cache of weapons. He wants to go upstairs and start sniping the enemies. Nick tries to talk him down but Troy's mind is made up. He hands Nick a rifle and heads to the window. He sees Madison first, who tells him everyone handed over their weapons so no one will follow him. He does not want to surrender but Madison wants to survive. Gunfire bursts out and Walker's men begin shooting at Troy. Nick and Troy run for cover.

Troy takes out some of Walker's men. Inside, Crazy gets the drop on Nick, but Troy saves his life and gets a knife through the hand in the process. Heading upstairs, he continues to gun the men down. Troy closes the door behind him. "If I can make a fist, I can fire a gun! If I can fire a gun, I can kill," Troy insists. He reloads his rifle and positions himself by the door. Troy thanks Nick for his support. The gunfight continues at the Ranch. Nick tells Troy he doesn't wanna die, Troy tells him he backed the wrong horse. Troy insists they're at the point of no return. He insists he is taking some back. Nick attacks Troy and starts yelling out, "We surrender!" The two fight in the room until Troy gets his rifle again. The men are about to enter the room. Nick starts telling Troy the truth about Jeremiah, saying he was going to let everyone die. "He didn't kill himself," Nick said. "I killed him." Troy is stunned and aims his gun at Nick, but decides not to shoot. He's broken by the news about his father. Walker’s men barge into the room.

The next day, Madison and Walker discuss punishments for Troy. Madison worries that killing Troy would only turn him into a martyr, so they agree to exile him. Walker also calls for Nick to be punished as well, for his support of Troy. Madison forbids Walker from killing Nick or exiling him. Troy is put in the bed of truck with his hands tied and given one bullet, in the event he decides he wants to kill himself. Meanwhile, Nick is escorted to a hot box where Walker promises he will suffer. The truck drives off with Troy, now with a bag over his head.

#### "The Diviner"

Nick awakens in his hot box and sees Troy approaching. He looks like a walker but rolls toward him and jokes with him. He gets close and starts talking to him about how hard it is to be in this box. They discuss Jeremiah's death again and Nick insists he saved Troy. He asks him to open the door and after toying with him he pulls out a key. "I owe you," he said. Troy finally opens the door. He kneels down and offers his hand to Nick. Nick reaches forward but realizes it was an hallucination. He is still locked in the box.

Madison goes to Nick's box and gives him water. She drops the bottle inside. Nick is unresponsive. She doesn't want to leave in search of water with Walker until she knows Nick is okay. She walks to the truck and leaves with Walker. Later, Lee frees Nick from the box and offers him water. Nick drinks it. His hands are tied together. He eventually falls down to the ground but is ordered to sit up to be cut free. Alicia rushes over to him and helps him back inside. Nick starts chugging water and Alicia orders him to slow down, informing him of the water rations. She puts salt on the table and tells him to put it in the water.

At night Nick is approached by Cooper, Blake Sarno and Gabe Dille, He gets the drop on one and holds a knife to him. They're not here to hurt him, though. They came to thank him for what he did with Troy and tell him how much their fight against Walker meant. They are ready to fight Walker's group. Nick tries to stall and suggests keeping a low profile. They give Nick the last rancher-controlled gun and want to rebuild the militia to fight back. They want to talk more tomorrow. Ranchers and Nation members line up at the well to collect their rations. Ofelia and Crazy Dog oversee the rationing. Blake tells Nick that he saw one of the Nation women double-dip at the well. At night, Blake and Cooper gather ranchers to form a new militia. Nick warns them against attacking the Nation prematurely and suggests waiting as to avoid ending up like Troy, but suggests they take action if the Nation pushes any further.

Nick goes to his room with Alicia confronting and admonishes Nick for harboring a gun. Nick points out that ranchers are listening to him. Alicia says they only trust him because they don’t know that he killed Otto. She accuses Nick of killing Otto for Madison. "I didn't do it for her," Nick said. She questions the statement. Nick tells her they are alive. "We keep trying to make her love us," Alicia said. "She's broken." Later, Nick has fallen asleep and Alicia is on the radio searching for her mother. There is no answer. The next day, Alicia catches a woman doubling up on water and insists she put it back. A fight almost breaks out but Alicia order everyone listen. "We only have six weeks of water left! If we don't work together we will run out and we will die! It is that simple, so, please stop," Alicia yelled out. Chaos follows as people fight over the water.

Crazy Dog fires his gun in the air and orders everyone back away from the well. They will take it to make sure everyone gets what they need. Nick stands in the man's way. Ofelia is ready to take the well, too. Nick, however, draws his gun. Ofelia is shocked. Nick sits on the well with his gun and the Ranch's original residents form beside him in support. Ofelia orders her man to stand down for now. "I'll keep the peace," he said. "Not at all costs. Got that?" The Nation walks away together. Moments later, people are trying to take all the water they can and prepare themselves. Nick gets the cold shoulder from the militia. He sees Alicia standing guard at the top of the Ranch with binoculars and her radio.

Nick stands in a house with the militia. They're preparing spears and knives. The militia discusses strategies to overtake the Nation. He tells them they are outmatched and to fortify would be a waste of energy. Nick suggests they avoid bloodshed by simply disarming the Nation. Nick and the militia sneak up to the adobe with guns. They see Alicia digging a new well with the Nation. Coop tells Nick to remove her from harm’s way.

Inside the adobe, Ofelia, Crazy Dog and Klah lie in wait for the militia, ready to counterattack. She wants to try and talk with them but the men of the Nation says it is time to start shooting. Nick gives his gun to Blake and joins Alicia. Crazy Dog and Ofelia leave their weapons behind and go outside. Nick, Alicia, Ofelia, Crazy Dog and other ranchers and Nation members all join together to dig.

#### "Brother's Keeper"

Back near the Ranch, Nick watches men dispatch infected headed their way. Nick rules the dead are drawn by the cattle but a man from the Nation determines they'll die soon from lack of water. Nick walks over and shoots a cow in the head to keep the dead away.

Nick and Alicia stand on the Ranch's balcony talking. She lights cigarette with him. Nick is feeling guilt for killing Jeremiah and is now staying in his house. Nick admits he is worried about their mom and he is also worried about Troy. She says he doesn’t owe Troy, but she likes him and is self-destructive like he is.

Later that night, Nick is in bed. He gets up and makes sure the knife is still by his bed. He hears a noise outside and goes to the door. He lights a cigarette and turns to find Troy standing there. Troy says smoking will kill him. Nick says he shouldn’t be there but there he is. Troy says he can’t sit down because he’ll pass out and he can’t pass out because he’s on a mission. He says Nick saved him in his own way so now he’s here to help Nick. Troy says a reckoning is at hand, something good. He says it’s so big it’s “biblical.” Nick tells him he should leave or Nick can hide him for a few days, but Troy locks himself inside and demands that Nick listen to him. He warns Nick that in a matter of hours the Ranch will be obliterated in a few hours and he wants Jake to see it. Troy goes inside and Nick follows him.

The next day, Nick shows up at Jake's house and tells him and Alicia that Troy was here last night and warns them about something coming to the ranch. Jake thinks he knows where his brother would be, at the outpost, and Alicia says Troy is baiting both of them. Jake says he has to face him. She tries to tell Nick not to go but he feels he has a sense of duty to go, and he also has to watch over her boyfriend. She insists that Jake take a walkie talkie and tells him that he’s “the last good man” she knows. Nick and Jake drive off.

While on the road, Jake reaches into the glove compartment and pulls out a gun. Nick tells him that Troy could have killed him, but quickly realizes he can’t explain that one. He backpedals and says that Troy was there as a warning, not to hurt them. Jake tells the story of when he was 12 he went to hunt the coyotes that were attacking the herd. He found a rabbit that had been skinned alive and staked into the ground. He says he put it down because that’s what you do. To something that is lame or sick. He knows Troy will never get better. He warned him about this. Nick looks away and sees dust in the distance. He drops an F-bomb.

In the distance there is a huge herd of Infected that are heading straight for the Ranch. Nick radioes back to Alicia. He tells her a horde of Infected are coming towards them. Jake says they won’t be able to stop them if they head right, so Nick suggests they use the truck to lead them left. Down the hill they spot Troy, who is looking out over the mess. Troy sees them and they realize he could derail their plans.

Nick and Jake run up to Troy, who is wearing ammo around his neck with his rifle at the ready. Nick wants to talk to him but Jake says he’s too far gone and there’s no coming back from this. Jake relents and Nick approaches him. Troy says this is “a cleansing” and Nick says he is messed up in the head. Troy admits that he is a bit fuzzy. He has been leading the Infected for two days now, starting and stopping them with constant stimuli. Jake begs him not to do it but Troy enjoys the sound they make. He compares it to hearing a baseball being smacked out of the park, and he asks if Nick was ever into organized sports. Jake was all of that, he says. Jake did everything right. Troy points at the Infected and says this is evolution. Darwinian. Nick calls it murder, and Troy repeats the word. He asks if Nick really wants to “go there.” The Infected will clear out the Ranch and Troy thinks it’s a good thing. Jake threatens to kill him but Troy knows better. He fires the gun and Jake attacks him, pinning him down.

Nick tells Jake not to kill his brother because he’ll never live it down. He mentions the rabbit screaming, and Nick tries to reason with him. He says he’ll never be able to live it down, which leads Troy to wonder if Nick is having trouble dealing with his own conscience. Jake wants to know what he’s talking about and Troy tells Nick to tell Jake the story. Jake slowly realizes what Nick did and though Troy tries to instigate the situation, Jake says he doesn’t care that Nick killed their father and that Alicia might have known. Jake says none of it matters and aims the gun at Troy. Nick uses the rifle to knock Jake out of the way, sending him rolling down the hill toward the Infected.

As Nick and Troy run after Jake, one of the Infected lands on Jake and bites his arm. Nick pulls him off and asks Troy how long his brother has before the infection takes him. Troy says he doesn’t know but Nick doesn’t believe him. Jake tells Nick to cut his arm off. Nick tells Troy to stretch out his brother’s arm and though he initially hesitates, he eventually pulls his arm out and Nick chops it off. Jake screams in agony.

The truck speeds along down the path. Nick drives while Troy holds his brother in the back. He tells Troy to keep pressure on the arm until they make it back, but Troy is convinced that the Ranch is gone. In the distance, Nick is close enough to see the invasion through binoculars.

Nick goes back to the truck. Troy has Jake on the ground and he doesn’t look good. He died from his wound. Troy says his brother wasn’t supposed to die. He looks stricken. His brother was “the one who wasn’t supposed to die.” Nick tells Troy that he needs to put him down. Troy had wanted his brother to see what he did. Nick drags him to the edge and shows him the attack on the Ranch, telling him that’s all on him. He radios Alicia but she doesn’t answer. Troy tells him to do what his brother should have done and kill him. Nick kicks a gun at him and tells him to kill himself.

Nick looks back at Troy. Jake has started to turn and Nick tells him to do it. Troy holds his brother’s head down and builds up the gumption to kill him. Troy eventually runs his knife though his brother’s ear. Nick watches him. Troy says he needs some sleep. Nick says they need to find a way to save everyone Troy tried to kill, and tells him he can sleep when he's dead. From there, Broke Jaw Ranch is overrun.

#### "This Land Is Your Land"

Outside, Troy digs with his hands to bury his brother. Nick tells him there’s no time, and Troy says Jake was better than they are. Nick tells him that he needs to stop and help save the ranch. Nick and Troy look out over the ranch. They try to come up with a plan. Troy thinks they should drive through the Infected and torch the fuel on the side of the ranch to distract them. They get in the truck and head toward the ranch.

Nick looks out as Troy is at the wheel. They’re going to blow the fuel up to create a scene. Nick fires a grenade to lure walkers away from their path to the fuel. He and Troy race toward the fuel reserve in their truck but crash into an RV, attracting walkers. They run to the chopper and get inside. Troy laughs maniacally as walkers surround the helicopter.

The Infected surround the helicopter and Troy tells Nick how to fire up the rotors. Troy says it’s a hell of a place to die but Nick says he isn’t dying there today. Troy offers Nick a gun to kill himself as walkers overrun the chopper. They’re interrupted by a loud blast. Then suddenly, Madison, Walker and Strand return to ranch and saves them.

Madison, Strand, Walker, Nick and Troy run in the pantry to rescue Alicia, Ofelia and Crazy Dog. They all escape from the ranch. Outside, Alicia naps in the truck. Madison, Strand and Nick look out and Madison says that it could have worked. Madison says they’re going to head to the dam next.

Alicia gets out of the truck and goes to the group. Madison goes up to her and hugs her. Alicia is numb. Nick hugs her, too, and kisses her. She asks Nick about Jake and he shakes his head. She wants to know how. Troy says he got bit and that he put him down. She stares at him and asks where the horde came from and Nick covers for Troy and says that Troy spotted the mass of walkers but was too late in warning them.

Alicia tells Madison that she wants to find a way to live for herself that doesn't involve running from place to place in fear. She reveals a plan to live alone in the cabin that Jake told her about. Alicia leaves in a truck. Nick tells Madison he will meet her at the dam after he follows Alicia to make sure she reaches her destination safely. Madison tells him to take Troy. Alicia drives across the plain. Nick and Troy follow her at a distance.

#### "El Matadero"

Nick and Troy catch up to Alicia in an abandoned building. Nick tells Alicia that her plan is crazy and tries to convince Alicia to rejoin the group, she says that she almost died while surrounded by people. She is confident, however, because Nick survived on his own. She thinks groups are no better than solo. Alicia knows that it’s Madison who is talking. She claims Nick is trying to atone for what happened before they came to the ranch, but she promises he doesn't owe anyone and deserves to carve what he can out of this life.

Nick and Alicia say goodbye to one another. Alicia promises Nick she won't die. He gives her the map and gives her a hug while Troy starts the car and they drive off to the outpost. Troy asks Nick why everyone seems to hate him. Nick says that’s old news, and the only reason he stayed at the ranch was that Travis was dead and Luciana was sick. Troy calls him out and says he stayed because Nick loves him. Troy tells Nick that they’re more alike than Nick thinks.

Nick shows up and wakes up Madison. Walker told him what happened to Ofelia. He explains that Alicia is happy and isn’t coming with them. Madison nods and says ok. Nick says Troy is at the bar, freaked out by all of the Mexicans. Madison says it's ok because they need people right now. She starts crying, and Nick hugs her and says it’s ok. She thanks him for being there. He says she needs fresh air and he’ll look after Ofelia. Madison gives him the knife and leaves, and then Nick takes a deep breath and goes to sit with her. He looks at her and sees the pills there. He opens the bag and and pops one in his mouth.

At the outpost cafeteria, Nick joins Troy at a table and orders tequila. Nick asks the waitress where they can find the slaughter yard. The waitress advises him to visit the Butcher, for more drugs. Nick pops another pill and downs the tequila. Troy joins him. Nick is in the middle of a drug induced haze as he and Troy make their way to the Butcher. Neither one is sober. Troy follows him but isn’t sure what to think of all of this. Nick and Troy enter the slaughter yard, which is functioning as a drug den. Inside the Matadero’s private area they go to the bar and the bartender welcomes his fellow Americans. He offers Nick a variety of drugs and Nick wants something more. Troy wants to leave, but Nick wants to go higher. He offers Nick a pure adrenaline gland for free. Nick downs it and he offers one to Troy, who realizes that they are all watching him. He downs it as Nick laughs.

Nick climbs the fence and Troy follows him. Nick tells him not to fight it. Troy spots a herd ahead and Nick gleefully kills an Infected and then smears it all over them, then he goes to face the herd. Troy watches as the Infected pass them by, and when he rejoins Nick, he tells Troy that he can’t go back to his mother. Troy hugs him as the Infected surround them without noticing them, to Troy’s amazement.

At the Bazar, Madison prepares to return to the dam. Nick informs her that he and Troy will stay at the outpost to secure a toehold for future trading. Knowing that Nick has ulterior motives for staying, she doesn't fight it and Madison simply tells him that he knows where to find her.

#### "Sleigh Ride"

TBA

Nick's fate is currently unknown, if he and Daniel survived due to the explosion of the dam.