Days Gone Bye

Season 1, Episode 1

## Cast Guide

Starring
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh
Lennie James as Morgan Jones
Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes\*
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes\*

Also Starring
Jim Coleman as Lambert Kendal\* Photograph

"**Days Gone Bye**" is the first episode of the first season of *The Walking Dead Rewrite*. It is the first episode of the series overall.

## Plot

Sheriff deputy Rick Grimes searches for his lost family after emerging from a coma into a world terrorized by the walking dead. Some strangers, whom he meets along the way, help teach Rick the new rules for survival.

## Synopsis

#### - August 25th, 2010; Day 0 -

Georgia, in a small town called King County, Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes and his partner, Shane Walsh, are currently sitting in their police car, talking comfortably while also eating some burgers and fries and drinking ice-cold coke from plastic cups.

Rick: Hey, Shane. How's it going with the women?

Shane: Is this a joke question?

Rick: No, as your best friend, I care about how things are going with you.

Shane: Oh, the usual, Rick. If I can't convince anyone at the bar, I go to Lincoln County occasionally to find someone there. The women there aren't my type, though. Too wild.

Rick: How? Wild Shane Walsh doesn't want a wild woman by his side?

Rick and Shane share a laugh.

Shane: Yeah. You have to think about the future, too. Having fun is one thing, but a calm and beautiful relationship is all we men want.

Rick smiles. Shane's mood changes in response.

Shane: Damn it. Lambert has a wife, and even Leon Basset has someone going on. Where the fuck is Shane fucking Walsh's bride?

Rick: Don't be so hard on yourself. At 37, the gates are still open for you.

Shane: Yeah, Rick. Just keep talking like we're still in our twenties.

Shane puts his food aside and stares into space.

Rick: Man, Shane. Refrain from doubting all your possibilities. Otherwise, you're getting by just fine.

Shane: Let's just forget about the whole thing.

Shane sighs and drinks from his coke. Then he starts eating his fries again.

Rick: Yeah, you're right. Everything good?

Shane nods.

Shane: And how about you? How are things with Lori, man?

Rick: We didn't have a good night.

Rick frowns.

Shane: Look, man, we had fun about my situation, and I don't blame myself. Gotta look on the bright side, too, like you said. The least you can do is talk about your situation.

Rick: That's what she always says, "talk." From her point of view, you'd think I was the most closed-off son of a bitch in the world.

Rick starts to get more emotional and upset.

Shane: Do you express your feelings to her? Do you share your feelings with her and stuff like that?

Rick: The thing is... whenever I try to do something.... no matter what I say, it makes her impatient like she doesn't even want to hear it at all. It'd be like she's... pissed at me constantly, and I don't know why.

Shane: Look, man, this is some shit that every couple has to go through. It's...just a phase. Okay.

Rick: The last thing she said this morning?

Shane looks at Rick with a puzzled look.

Rick: Sometimes I wonder if you even care about us. She said that in front of our boy. Imagine going to school with things like that floating around in your head. I would never say something terrible to her, especially not in front of Carl.

Before Rick and Shane can continue their conversation, they get a radio call in the police car. A female voice comes on.

Female Radio Operator: All available units are needed. It's a high-speed pursuit. Lincoln County officers need your assistance on Highway 18. Approach with extreme caution.

Rick and Shane prepare for their mission and throw the food and drinks into a plastic bag. As Rick drives off, Shane throws the plastic bag through the car window into a trash can.

After a short while, Rick and Shane arrive on Highway 18. Meanwhile, the radio is on all the time. Shane puts on his police hat.

Female Radio Operator: The suspects are two white males. Since warned, they have already shot at police officers. A Lincoln County officer is seriously injured.

Rick and Shane look at each other briefly and nod. They understand the gravity of the situation. At the same time, Rick and Shane's two colleagues, Lambert Kendal and Leon Basset, are sitting in another police car on Highway 18.

Female Radio Operator: Unit 1 and Unit 3, please. We're tuning into the Lincoln County radio on Highway 18, 2 miles west of Interstate 85.

Lambert takes over the radio.

Lambert: Roger. We'll be at the Highway 18 intersection in 5 minutes.

Leon: That was my girlfriend.

Lambert sighs.

Lambert: Man, Leon. Pull yourself together. You can tell us about your sweetheart later at headquarters.

Leon leans back a little and looks disappointed. Meanwhile, Rick and Shane have arrived at their destination and immediately get out of the police car. They put up spike strips to stop the criminals as they drive by. After a few minutes, Lambert and Leon arrive at the scene. They get out and position themselves together with Rick and Shane. The four deputies keep their weapons ready and wait for the criminals.

Lambert: Rick. Shane. Good to see you. Sounds like a lot of shit is about to happen here.

Leon: Hey, we should record the whole thing and submit it to one of those TV shows like "The World's Craziest Police Chases," what do you think?

Rick: What I think, Leon, is that you should concentrate. Ensure you have a cartridge in the chamber and the safety is off.

Rick points out how to use the weapon. Leon notices that he didn't load his gun correctly, corrects his mistake, and then returns to the real focus.

Shane: It would be cool to be a part of these shows.

Suddenly, the car with the criminals drives down the street. They are closely followed by Lincoln County deputies. The criminals' car then hits the spike strips, which begins to flip several times, causing a crash. The vehicle lands upside down on the adjacent field.

Rick: Holy shit!

All deputies point their weapons at the vehicle and wait for the criminals. The driver's door of the criminal car opens, and the criminal climbs out and immediately aims his pistol at Rick and the others.

Lambert: He has a gun!

Rick: Put the gun down! Gun down!

The criminal doesn't listen to the deputies' orders and starts shooting. Many shots are fired, and Rick is hit in his bullet vest, causing Rick to retreat. From their cover, Shane, Lambert, and Leon shoot at the criminal and kill him after a few shots. Another man comes out of the overturned car and immediately fires at the deputies, but he is shot dead by the deputies within a few seconds. Shane runs to Rick, who is standing downhill to safety.

Shane: Rick!

Rick: I'm okay!

Shane: I saw you get hit, man, that scared the crap out of me.

Rick: Me too. The bastard shot me. Can you believe that?

Lambert and Leon recognize the situation and are glad that Rick is okay.

Leon: Rick is safe.

Lambert: He's a tough cop. Take a cue from him, Leon.

Rick removes the top of his uniform and looks at the bullet wound. He has a bruise where he was shot.

Shane: He caught you in your new vest.

Rick: Yeah. Shane, please don't tell Lori this happened. Never. Do you understand...

A shot rings out, and Rick is hit in the left side of his chest and flies to the ground, screaming in severe pain. In the meantime, a third criminal had freed himself from the car and pointed his gun at Rick. Shane shoots the criminal and immediately turns to Rick. Rick can hardly breathe and slowly loses consciousness.

Shane: Rick! Rick! No, no, no! Shh, shh, shh. No, no, no, no... He's hurt! Leon! Call an ambulance and tell them an officer is dying! Right now!

Leon immediately rushes to get help for Rick. Lambert runs to Shane and helps Shane with Rick.

Lambert: Everything's going to be okay, Rick!

Shane: Shh, shh, shh, hey, look at me, do you hear me? Shh, shh. Okay. Shh, shh, stay with me, do you listen to me? Shh, shh, okay? Stay with me, okay?

Shane tries to keep Rick balanced, but Rick then loses consciousness, and Shane's words become increasingly muffled until Rick only sees black.

#### - August 25th, 2010; Day 0 - October 23rd, 2010; Day 59 -

In his comatose state, Rick notices over time that he appears to have been taken to a hospital. As time passes, he notices Shane standing in front of his bed more often. Shane carries a vase of fresh flowers.

Shane: Hey, buddy... We're still here. We're still holding on. The world outside is going haywire. Look, I'm sorry, man. You have to look at the same shit every time I come here. Everyone at headquarters contributed something to these flowers. Leon even did most of it. They all wanted... uh... they wanted me to bring these, and they all send their love to you and hope you can come back soon. Linda and Diane at the counter picked these out. You could probably guess that. I'll put them on your table here.

Shane places the vase of flowers on the table next to Rick and gives his comatose friend a sad look.

#### - October 23rd, 2010; Day 59 -

Rick slowly wakes up from his comatose state.

Rick: There's something special about the vase. Admit it. Did you steal them from your grandmother Gene's house? I hope you left your expensive spoon collection behind. Shane?

Rick then notices that Shane isn't standing beside him and looks at the table beside him where Shane had put the flowers. The flowers have now died and dried out.

Rick: Shane, are you on the toilet?

Rick tears off a leaf from the dried flower, but it immediately crumbles in his hand. Then, he notices the room clock on the wall, which has stopped at 2:16 a.m. Rick is confused and slowly stands up. However, he underestimates the fact that he is fragile because he hasn't eaten anything or had no water. His gunshot wound also contributes to his exhaustion. He flies to the ground and is slightly injured.

Rick: Sister, help. Sister. Help!

Rick's calls for the nurse are desperate. He presses the emergency call switch, but it, too, remains unanswered. Sighing, Rick gets up on his own, holding on as best he can, and goes into the bathroom, where he takes a long sip at the faucet.

After a short break, Rick wants to leave his room but notices that it has been blocked by a hospital bed. Rick pushes the door open with all his strength and leaves his room. Flickering lights in the hallways immediately greet him. There are overturned beds and notes from the infirmary all over the hallway.

Rick: Hello? Anybody there?

Again, Rick's calls go unanswered. Everything seems deserted. At the end of the hallway, Rick reaches the infirmary counter and picks up the nearby telephone receiver. He tries to dial a number but doesn't hear a dial tone and hangs up again. The line is dead. He looks at the containers at the table and finds a matchbox, which he takes. Without hesitation, he takes a match out of the matchbox and tests whether it still works. In Rick's favor, these still work. He continues down the dark hallway and looks through a transparent door. On the other side of the hallway lies a dead woman with no longer an abdomen, and her intestines are hanging out of what is left of her stomach. Feeling no words and only fear and disgust, Rick continues walking and rubbing his eyes. Rick notices that the hospital's walls have bullet holes and traces of blood. After a short while, he arrives at a door marked "Don't Open, Dead Inside." As Rick approaches this door, the door begins to be pushed open from the inside out, but the lock and board attached to the door keep the door closed. Hands, pale and carrying the stench of decaying bodies, reach outside and try to grab Rick. Out of fear, Rick backs away and runs away from the door. Louder and louder moans come from the door. Rick tries to escape using the elevator, but it no longer works. His only means of escape from the hospital is the stairwell, where it is very dark. Rick lights another match and slowly walks down the stairs. He always lights a new match when it threatens to go out. After carefully walking down for a while, Rick reaches the end of the stairwell and opens the fire door. Bright sunlight shines towards him.

Once outside, Rick walks back a little because the bright sunlight blinds him. Shortly afterward, Rick walks along the parking area in the hospital's backyard and sees several hundred corpses in blankets lying in the parking lot. Rick can't believe his eyes but continues his journey. Flies buzz around the bodies, and the stench of decay fills the air. Rick carefully climbs up a slope, and when he reaches the top, he sees a helicopter and military tents, barricades, and vehicles standing around. But the entire area is destroyed and completely deserted.

Rick walks down the King County road in his patient gown and finds an overturned bicycle in the grass of the local park. Without hesitation, Rick picks up the bike but notices a mutilated corpse next to the bicycle. This doesn't stop him from picking up the bike, but suddenly, the corpse comes to life. It is a dead woman without an abdomen because it was eaten. Rick is frightened, and the corpse begins to crawl towards him. The corpse groans painfully.

Rick: Hannah?

Rick recognizes the body as someone he once knew, but the sight makes him retreat further. He quickly sets up the bike and sits on it. With all his strength, Rick starts pedaling, looks back again, and sees how the corpse stops chasing him. Shortly afterward, Rick reaches his house, where he lives with his wife Lori and their son Carl. He parks the bike and immediately runs into his home. In the living room, Rick discovers that the family photo of his family is still hanging on the wall while everything else is vandalized and abandoned.

Rick: Lori! Lori! Carl! Carl! Lori! Carl!

No one answers Rick back, which unsettles him. He goes through all the rooms but finds nothing except the devastation.

Rick: Lori! Carl!

Still waiting for an answer. Rick begins to panic, and he kneels on the ground.

Rick: Is this real? Am I really here?

Rick starts hitting himself in the head.

Rick: Wake up! Wake the hell up!

A brief, intimate moment later, Rick realizes that this is reality. He leaves his house close to tears and doesn't know what to do because he doesn't know where his wife and son are. He sits down on the steps leading to his house and is frustrated. Rick doesn't know how to handle the whole thing. He then notices a man in the distance walking down the street. Rick watches him closely and is confused by the way the man walks. Rick waves to the man and shows him to come over. Without noticing, someone unexpected sneaks up on Rick. The person stesps onto a branch, which breaks, and Rick turns around, but Rick gets hurt by a shovel. Dazed, Rick flies to the ground and realizes his attacker is a little boy. Duane, the boy, looks at Rick in fear.

Duane: Daddy! Daddy!

Rick: Carl... Carl? I found you...

Duane is confused about Rick's words.

Duane: Daddy, I caught that bastard. I'll kill him.

Morgan, Duane's father, comes running to the spot and shoots the man Rick waved at through the head with a pistol. Rick is shocked by this act.

Morgan: Did he say something? I mean, I heard him talking something.

Duane: He called me Carl.

Morgan: Boy, you know they don't talk.

Morgan holds his gun out to Rick, ready to shoot him if necessary. Morgan discovers that Rick has bandages on his upper body.

Morgan: Hey, mister! What do you wear the bandage for?

Rick: What?

Rick is too dazed from the blow of the shovel to be able to speak clearly.

Morgan: What type of wound do you have? Answer me, goddamnit! What injury do you have?

Rick doesn't answer, and his eyes slowly go black.

Morgan: Tell me! Or I will kill you!

Rick passes out.

Rick wakes up again after a few hours and finds himself in a bedroom in a strange house. It has now become night. Rick notices that he has been tied to the bed and sees Duane with a baseball bat standing in front of him. Morgan, who is also in the room, draws attention to himself.

Morgan: I changed your bandage. It was already very rancid. How did you get this wound?

Rick: Gunshot wound.

Morgan: Gunshot wound? Do you have any other injuries?

Rick: A gunshot wound isn't enough for you?

Morgan: Listen, I ask the questions, and you answer. That's just common sense, isn't it? Have you been bitten?

Rick: Bitten?

Morgan: Bitten. Nibbled on. Maybe a scratch? Something like that.

Rick: No, I got shot.

Morgan: Just shot?

Rick: As far as I know. Hey...let me go...

Rick tries to escape his handcuffs, but Morgan steps before him. Morgan touches Rick's forehead to take his temperature.

Morgan: You feel colder now. The fever would have already killed you.

Rick: I don't think I have a fever.

Morgan: Hard to miss.

Morgan takes a knife out of his pocket and shows it to Rick.

Morgan: Just a moment, okay? Look how sharp it is. Try anything... I'll kill you with it, and don't think I won't.

Rick calms down, and Morgan cuts off his bonds with the knife. Rick rubs his hands briefly to regain some feeling of his fingers.

Morgan: Stand up if you can. Come on, Duane.

Morgan and Duane leave the room. Rick stays behind for some time to recover.

A short time later, Rick goes down the stairs in the house and finds Morgan and Duane preparing dinner in the dining room.

Rick: This house... It belongs to my neighbor Hannah. She also had a husband and her two children here.

Morgan: Never met her.

Rick: I've been here several times. This is her home.

Morgan: It was empty when we got here.

Rick needs clarification on the situation and approaches the windows, which have been boarded with wooden boards. Without thinking, Rick tries to remove one of the boards with his hands.

Morgan: I wouldn't do that if I were you. They will see our light. There are more of them out and about than usual. I should never have fired that gun today. The noise attracts them, and now they are spread all over the street. Stupid... using a firearm... It all happened so quickly... I wasn't thinking.

Rick: You shot that man.

Morgan: Man?

Duane: No man.

Morgan: Speak in complete sentences, Duane. Show some manners, boy.

Duane: It wasn't a man.

Rick: You shot him. On this street, this man.

Morgan: You'll need glasses. It was a walker.

Rick is surprised by the word "walker" and has a brief attack of weakness due to his condition.

Morgan: Sit down before you fall down. Here. Eat something.

Rick joins Morgan and Duane at the dining room table. Morgan gives him some bean soup.

Duane: Daddy... The prayer...

Morgan: Right.

Morgan and Duane hold hands and invite Rick to join them. Rick accepts the invitation, and the three hold hands.

Morgan: Father, we thank You for this meal... Your prayer... We ask that You look after us during this crazy time. Amen.

Duane: Amen.

The three begin to eat their bean soups.

Morgan: Hey, mister, do you even know what's going on?

Rick: I woke up today in a hospital. Came home, that's all I know.

Morgan: But you know about the dead, right?

Rick: Yeah, I've seen some of them. Outside the hospital in the parking lot and piled up on trucks.

Morgan: No... Not the ones who were put down... The ones who didn't. The walkers. Like the one I shot today. Because otherwise, he would have thrown himself at you. Tried to rip some of your flesh out to eat. But I think this is the first time you've heard this. I can imagine what it must sound like...

Rick: They're out there on the streets now?

Morgan: Yeah. They are sometimes even more active after it gets dark. Maybe it's the cool air or... Hell, maybe it's because I shot today. But we will be safe as long as we stay quiet. They'll probably be gone the following day. Okay, listen... One thing I know... Don't let them bite you! We saw your bandage, and that's why we were afraid. Bites kill you. The fever... is burning you from the inside. And after a while... You come back.

Duane: Saw it happen.

Rick swallows loudly and now realizes the seriousness of the situation. The three continue to eat quietly.

After eating, the three of them went into the house's living room. Duane now sleeps next to his father.

Morgan: Carl... Is that your son? Duane... He mentioned his name today...

Rick: He's a little younger... than your boy.

Morgan: And he's with his mother?

Rick: I hope so.

Duane opens his eyes a little.

Duane: Dad?

Morgan: Yeah?

Duane: Did you ask him?

Morgan: Your gunshot wound... We've got a little bet going on. My boy says you're a... bank robber.

Rick: Yeah... That's me. Deadlier than Dillinger.

Rick and Morgan laugh at Rick's sarcastic response.

Rick: Sheriff's deputy.

Morgan: Ahh. Looks like I win, Duane. I bet you're a cop.

Suddenly, a car alarm sounds from outside. Duane wakes up in a panic, but Morgan calms him down.

Morgan: Hey, it's okay, daddy's here. There is nothing. One of them probably ran into a car...

Rick: Are you sure?

Morgan: It happened before. Turned off after a few minutes. Turn off the lights, Duane.

They all turn off the lights and then stand in front of the boarded-up window to look through the gaps in the boards. Some walkers are roaming the street. The group sees an alarm light on one of the cars.

Morgan: It's the blue one back there on the street. Same as last time. We're safe.

Rick: The noise... Is it more attractive?

Morgan: Nothing we can do about it now. Have to wait for tomorrow.

Duane spots a female walker walking towards the house.

Duane: She's here.

Morgan: Don't look. Move away from the windows. I said go! Come on!

Duane starts crying and runs away. Morgan goes after him and comforts him. Rick realizes that it must be Morgan's wife and Duane's mother.

Morgan: Come on, be quiet. Shh, shh...

Rick goes to the front door and looks through the keyhole. The undead woman approaches dangerously close to the house and looks at it as if she recognizes it. But her interest wanders, and she moves on again. Rick thinks about his family and then turns back to Morgan.

Morgan: She, uh... She died on the bed in the other room... Nothing I could have done for her... The fever, man... Her skin glowed like a chimney...I should have put her down. I should have put her down, I know that, but... You know... I don't have it in me... She is the mother of my child and my wife.

Morgan becomes a little sentimental, and Rick feels his sadness and loss.

Rick: Hannah... The neighbor I was talking about. She was a good friend of Lori. Looked after Carl when Lori and I went out alone. I saw her in the park here as a walker without a belly. Oh God, a lot of people must have lost family and friends...

Rick and Morgan stay silent, and suddenly, the car alarm stops. They consider going to sleep to keep their strength up.

#### - October 24th, 2010; Day 60 -

Rick, Morgan, and Duane leave the house early in the morning. They see that the street is empty again. Morgan gives Rick a hard hat with a visor and a baseball bat.

Rick: Are we sure... they're dead?

Morgan: You had to ask one more time. They're dead except for something in their brains. That's why it always has to be the head.

Morgan points to a walker leaning against the fence in front of the house. The walker notices the presence of the three and stands up, slowly walking towards Rick. Rick uses the baseball bat to smash the walker's head until it stops moving. Exhausted, Rick flies to the ground.

Morgan: Are you okay?

Rick: Just need a moment.

Rick removes his safety helmet and tries to get up, but Morgan helps him to stand up.

Next, Rick, Morgan, and Duane enter Rick's house right next door.

Rick: They're alive. My wife and my son. At least they were before they left.

Morgan. How can you know that? The way it looks here...

Rick: I found empty drawers in the bedroom. They packed a few items of clothing. Very little. But enough to travel.

Morgan: You know that anyone could have broken in and stolen clothes?

Rick: See the framed pictures on the walls. Me neither. Do you think some thief took my family photos? My photo albums, family pictures, everything gone.

Morgan becomes sentimental again.

Morgan: Photo albums... My wife... On one side, I'm packing survival tools, and she's reaching for the photo albums...

Duane: I bet they're in Atlanta.

Morgan: That's right.

Rick: Why there?

Morgan: Refugee centers. Massive, they said before the transmission stopped. Military protection, food, shelter... They told people to go there. It should be safest.

Duane: Mom and Dad didn't want to go into town.

Morgan: Yes, we thought we'd better try our luck here. Where fewer people lived.

Rick smiles and nods to Morgan and then reaches for a familiar set of keys, which he shows them.

Rick: Fancy a shopping spree?

Together, they go to the local police headquarters in King County, Rick's old workplace. They make their way to the locker room.

Morgan: And you're sure you will not arrest us for moving into your neighbor's house?

Rick: I certainly won't arrest you. Most of the houses had already been looted. Besides, I am also a father. I understand too well that you want to care for your son.

Morgan: I appreciate that... What's your name?

Rick: Rick. Officer Rick Grimes, at your service.

Morgan: Morgan Jones... and you already know Duane.

Rick and Morgan shake each other's hands, and Rick also shakes Duane's hand. They get to the police station shower rooms, and Rick turns on the shower.

Morgan: Gas and electricity have been gone for a month.

Rick: The station runs on its own propane system. The engine is still on.

The three decide to enjoy a nice hot shower. Rick shaves off his beard, which has grown in his comatose state.

Morgan: Oh, my God.

Duane: Hot water!

Morgan: That feels good, doesn't it?

They really enjoy their time in the shower.

After showering, the three of them dry off in the locker room.

Rick: Duane... You can get dressed in that room over there.

Rick hands Duane some clothes so he can get dressed.

Morgan: What do you say, Duane?

Duane: Thank you very much.

Morgan: Exactly.

Duane leaves the locker room.

Morgan: Atlanta sounds like a good idea. Safer anyway. People... We originally wanted to go there. But things kept getting crazier. Man, you wouldn't believe it. The panic... The streets were so crowded and then... My wife... couldn't travel anymore. No, not with the people from our town, so we had to find something smaller. And then when she died... We were frozen.

Rick: Do you have a plan for where you're going?

Morgan: I have yet to think about it.

Later, Rick, Morgan, and Duane go to the police headquarters' weapons arsenal. Rick uses his key to open the door to the weapons arsenal. To their disappointment, they discover that some weapons are already missing.

Rick: A lot of them are already gone.

Duane points to a gun.

Duane: Dad, can I learn how to shoot? I am old enough.

Morgan: You'll learn. We do it carefully. I teach you to respect the weapon.

Rick: That's right. It's not a toy. When you pull the trigger, you have to mean it. Always remember that, Duane.

Duane: Yes, sir.

Rick gives Morgan a Remington 700 rifle with a long-range sight.

Rick: Take that. Nothing out of the ordinary. The sight is very accurate.

Rick packs up a duffel bag full of weapons and collects a pair of handcuffs while Morgan grabs a few guns for himself and Duane.

Rick, Morgan, and Duane then leave the police station and go to the remaining police cars.

Rick: Save the ammo. It's over quicker than you think. Especially during target practice.

Morgan: Duane.

Duane: Yeah?

Morgan: Take this to the car.

Morgan gives Duane some of their gun bags.

Rick: Are you sure you don't want to come?

Morgan: A few more days... Then Duane will know how to shoot, and I won't be so rusty anymore.

Rick hands Morgan a walkie-talkie.

Rick: I better give you this. I'll turn mine on every day at dawn for a few minutes. Through communication, we will find each other again.

Morgan: I'll give you some good advice. The walkers may not look like much... but in a group... Watch your back.

Rick: You too.

Duane returns to the two of them.

Morgan: You're a good man, Rick. I hope you find your wife and son.

Rick: We'll meet again, Duane. You and Carl could get along well. Take care of your old man.

Duane: Yes, sir.

Before the three can leave, they notice a noise, and Morgan spots Leon Basset, now a walker, approaching them from behind the fence.

Rick: Leon Basset? Didn't think much about him. Reckless and stupid, but... He did everything he could to protect the people with Shane and Lambert... That's the guy he was in the end. I can't leave him like this.

Rick pulls out his Colt Python revolver from his gun belt.

Morgan: You know they're going to hear the shot. Don't make the same mistake I did. Never.

Rick thinks about Morgan's words, sees it as the most sensible course of action, and puts his revolver away again.

Morgan: Here, try it like this. A strong swing towards the brain.

Morgan takes the knife he initially threatened Rick with out of his pocket and gives it to Rick. Leon reaches the fence and begins to moan aggressively towards the three. Rick gives Leon one last understandable nod and stabs the knife straight into Leon's head through the fence. Leon stops breathing because the brain is fully hit, and his lifeless body flies to the ground. He's dead. Forever. Rick then drives away from the police station in his police car, and Morgan and Duane return to their hideout.

Morgan and Duane are back at their hideout and working together to board the door. Morgan smiles proudly at his son.

Meanwhile, Rick arrives in his police car at the local park in King County, where he sees an undead Hannah. He exits the car and goes to the park to look for Hannah.

Morgan and Duane have finished working and are resting briefly in the house's living room.

Morgan: Duane, read your comic a bit. I'll be on top.

Duane: It's okay, Dad.

In the park, Rick continues to look for Hannah.

Upstairs in the bedroom, Morgan takes out one of his photo albums, looks at some photos of his wife, and smiles. He takes a picture of his wife from the album and hangs it on the wall near the window. Morgan then takes the Remington 700 rifle that Rick gave him.

Meanwhile, Rick follows a trail of dried entrails and soon finds the undead Hannah crawling before him.

From the window, Morgan whistles to a walker on the street and shoots him. The sight is accurate, and he hits the walker square in the head. The walkers on the road notice the noise and slowly gather. Duane becomes frightened by the shots.

Duane: Daddy?

Morgan: It's okay, Duane. Stay down. Don't come up.

Morgan shoots another walker and then searches for his undead wife.

Morgan: Jenny... Come on, baby.

In the park, the undead Hannah notices Rick as he crouches down next to her. Hannah tries to grab Rick and wants to eat him.

Rick: Hannah, I'm sorry this happened to you. Thanks for caring for Carl when Lori and I wanted to have fun. I don't know what happened to your family, but I hope they're safe. Farewell.

Rick reaches for his Colt Python but thinks it over and pulls Morgan's knife out. With one hand, Rick pushes the undead Hannah's face to the ground and stabs her head with the knife to put her out of her misery.

In front of Morgan's house, the walkers are gathering in the area. Morgan spots his undead wife in the small crowd. He aims at her, but his wife looks at him.

Morgan: Come on, come on.

Morgan collapses and is unable to put down his undead wife. Morgan pulls himself together a few seconds later and puts the rifle back up. Morgan's wife, Jenny, turns and walks away again.

Morgan: I'm sorry, Jenny...But Rick was right about giving me this gun...

Severely affected by the emotional pain, Morgan ultimately pulls the trigger, and a clear shot releases Jenny from undead life. Morgan feels relieved but collapses again because it took him much emotional effort. Duane is worried about his father, but he obeys him and stays down.

In the park, Rick looks at Hannah's lifeless body again and returns to the police car. He starts the engine and drives off, leaving King County behind him.

## Other Cast

* Linds Edwards as Leon Basset
* Melissa Cowan as Hannah *(Zombified)*
* Adrian Kali Turner as Duane Jones
* Keisha Tillis Jenny Jones *(Zombified)*

## Deaths

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*3 unnamed criminals
*Leon Basset *(Alive and Zombified)*
*Jenny Jones *(Alive, Confirmed Fate and Zombified)*
*Hannah *(Zombified)*

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## Trivia

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*First appearance of Rick Grimes.
*First appearance of Shane Walsh.
*First appearance of Morgan Jones.
*First appearance of Lori Grimes. *(Photograph)*
*First appearance of Carl Grimes. *(Photograph)*
*First appearance of Lambert Kendal.
*First appearance of Duane Jones.
*First and last appearance of Leon Basset. *(Alive)*
*First and last appearance of Hannah. *(Zombified)*
*First and last appearance of Jenny Jones. *(Zombified)*
*The title of the episode, **"Days Gone Bye"**, refers to the fact that many days have passed since Rick has been in a coma and that the old days before the outbreak are gone forever.

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