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I can

stay.

I hope you make it. I know how. We can keep you alive.

Now that sounds like a deal to me.

What was her name?

Her name was Jenny.

Where was she from?

North Carolina, originally.

We had met in Raleigh.

And what do you want to tell me about her?

How much tape you got?

She hated the water.

You know, she... She hated it.

She still didn't have the heart to tell me I'd wasted half a paycheck running

that damn boat for our day.

Her family was there, and my brother.

Just a small ceremony, you know?

And that was all right with us.

I didn't sleep.

I mean, really sleep.

Good three months.

He wanted to get a dog.

Yeah, he played baseball.

And he was terrible.

The boy just loved comics.

He made me this card.

Father's Day.

My boy Dwayne, he was the best of both of us.

You know, you grow up and you think that you know what life is.

That you've seen the patterns.

And the cliches are pretty much true.

Then you have a child, and it reframes everything that everybody knows.

Morgan, we're all gassed up.

I was just, you know, I was just watching.

Nice.

We should get back to the convoy.

Get out of range for a couple of days.

Still got some boxes to drop off, though, don't we? We haven't been this

west before.

We're running low on gas.

How low?

Is that a day's worth?

We should drop off some more boxes, though. You know, they can make a

to somebody.

I don't know. We should get back. Boxes make a difference.

What? There were three cans of gas.

Battery's probably dead.

Look, even if you got some of that gas in there, it's not going to start. Back

away. It's all right. We just need the gas back.

We? Easy there.

I said back away. No, she's right. We do need it, so listen.

Why don't we talk about it? Just get the hell away from me.

Hey.

I need you to lower the knife.

Come on.

Lower the knife.

Now, why don't you tell us where you're trying to get?

Morgan.

No.

No. They found me.

Okay, start talking.

What the hell was that?

It's all right.

We can help you.

That's what they said.

Destiny guards our fortunes more favorably than we could have expected.

Look there, Sancho Panza, my friend, and see those thirty or so wild giants with

whom I intend to do battle and slay, and with whose spoils we shall begin to

make our fortunes, for this is righteous warfare, and it is God's good servant

to sweep so evil a...

What are you listening to?

Don Quixote.

Cervantes.

Beautiful.

Long -winded.

Yeah.

Anything we can salvage from the stores?

Nothing so far, but even if we did, we're running out of room in this truck.

can make room.

Why don't you take a break? I saw a case of Fanta.

Grape or orange?

It's an important distinction.

Whichever one gets you off the roof faster.

A convoy's going to need solar panels for when we find a place to settle down.

Nothing wrong with stockpiling for the future, right?

No, there isn't.

Well, I'm going to go to the record shop and see what I find.

You're talking about the future.

Nice to hear you looking in that direction.

It's orange, by the way. I was hoping for grapes.

Hey, hey.

Do you copy?

Go for Grace.

Daniel.

I got a bunch of great records.

Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Traveling Wilburys. That was the convoy.

The oil fields.

We lost them.

I mean, I'll do this, but what's it for?

Just start with your name.

Tom.

My name's Tom.

See, Tom?

It wasn't going to be so bad, I promise.

Where are you from?

Paradise Ridge.

What's that, a city, town?

This, whatever this is, this isn't going to work.

It will.

Where were you running from?

People need to know. You can trust us, Tom.

Whatever happened before, that's not what we're about.

It's a condo complex.

Like a settlement?

A few dozen people.

Most of us lived there before.

I was the president of the HOA.

Only got the job because no one ran against me.

And two weeks later, the dead started walking, and everyone looked at me like

knew what I was doing. Well, you must have, because you're still here.

Oh, I got lucky.

The building had security.

Half the units hadn't been sold yet, so we had room to spread out. We used the

pool to filter water.

There's a rooftop garden to grow vegetables.

So what are you doing here?

Like I said, I got lucky.

And then I got unlucky.

Water supply started to go bad. We couldn't grow food. The fence failed.

The roof started leaking. We were ready to split before they showed up.

People on the horses. Did they attack you? No.

They showed up and offered to help.

They said they'd clean our water supply, get us food while we figured out how to

grow our own, fix the walls, the roof, whatever else we needed.

But what happened? Why are they chasing you? They said it was my fault.

The things had gotten to the place that they had.

They said they were trying to build something bigger, something better.

They said that it wasn't about today, it was about tomorrow.

I just wasn't part of it.

My sister Janet, she's still in there.

They tried to kill me. They'll do the same thing to her if I don't get her

Back up for a second. Walk me through this. When they talked about today and

tomorrow, what did they say exactly?

Just what I told you.

They said that what they were doing wasn't about today.

It was about tomorrow.

All they cared about was the future.

You heard what he said about his sister, right?

We'll get her out.

We'll go in and we'll get her out.

They're in and out every couple of hours.

They really want to find you.

Probably shouldn't even be this close, Tom.

I just don't understand what they want with this place.

I don't know.

Whatever it was, they didn't want me to see.

I... You don't have to do this.

Al, you gonna be smart about this?

Got to get in there before something happens to your sister.

We can wait until the people that are after him are not in there.

I don't know when that's going to be.

You need to be in there now. That is about his sister, right? It's not about

just chasing a story. How can you even ask me that question?

It's fair.

Look, it's not about a story.

I don't want you to go in there on your own.

If you think he needs to get to safety, get him to safety.

I can get in, get out without any of those assholes knowing I was ever

You just said it was not about chasing the story.

It's not.

He's not the only one who needs something in there. And what does that

Just trust me on that.

Come on.

Come on.

What the hell? You're welcome.

They clear the dead whenever they kill them. I just have to get one close, and

then we can get in.

You're not going in there alone, Al.

Not going in there at all.

You want to tell me who it is we're looking for in there?

Tom's sister.

Who is it you're looking for, Al?

I have trusted you with a lot.

Think you could do the same for me.

Have you?

Yeah, Jenny.

The tapes, Dwayne.

Yeah, you told me a lot about where you've been.

Yeah.

You haven't told me shit about where you're at right now.

What are you talking about?

Why don't you want to go back to the convoy?

We're dropping help boxes, setting up outposts. We're doing what we do. You're

doing that thing you did when... when I first interviewed you. And what is that?

Running from something.

I don't know what.

Try not to kill this one, okay?

We fried the transmission.

We were pulling too much weight.

Tess, do you copy?

I'm here, Grace.

We're going to be a while before we get to the rendezvous.

Copy that.

Let us know if you need any help.

I wish we were there.

When it happened, maybe we could have helped.

But we were helping.

We got supplies.

All the stuff.

We could come back for it later.

I made the classic mistake.

I thought we could bring back everything we found.

Usually I'm the one who's more of a realist.

There was no way we could know what was going to happen, Grace.

A year ago, I was a realist.

I could not imagine I would be here with you, doing good things, trying to help

people, making things right.

And here I am.

You, me, and a cat with serious behavioral issues.

Being a realist is not a realistic option anymore.

Yeah.

There's some places we might be able to hole up a couple of miles from here.

The moon's bright enough tonight.

We can make it on foot.

Oh.

Yeah, no more mosquitoes.

I have been avoiding going back to the convoy.

He's complicated.

But it's something that's happened to them.

If it has, if it has, it is my fault. It is.

What is it you think you could do? I'm going to talk to them. I'm going to find

out how they got out. They see you here, they will kill you. You don't know

that. I do. How?

This bigger, better building towards the future stuff.

I haven't heard it before.

From who?

Someone whose organization might be working with these people.

Someone I never thought I'd see again.

And you're looking for them?

Yeah.

Then go look.

I'll find Thompson.

And I'm going to find out how they got our truck.

There's the bar just ahead.

And not a moment too soon.

It's Skidmark's dinner time, and he is very particular about schedules. But I

can see Skidmark.

He's lucky to have you.

After all this cat has done for me, the least I can do is feed him.

What do you mean?

For a long time, he was all I had.

We ate together.

We listened to music together.

And for a while, it seemed like that's the way it was going to stay.

What changed?

Well...

No

respect for vinyl.

to get out of here.

This is not here.

You found what you're looking for?

Not yet.

Looks like she took care of whoever was coming after her. It might still be a

problem for us. Copy that.

Al, we gotta go now.

Thank you.

We gotta get the hell out of here.

Woo!

Generators purring like a kitten in a catnip coop.

You two sure know how to make an entrance.

They're gonna kill us like they tried to kill Tom.

I think they would have done it by now.

We've been here. We've seen this place. That's enough.

Believe me.

Let's just find out what they've got to say.

Sorry to keep you waiting, but you did leave quite a mess in the pool.

Strawberry or apricot?

Can we make both?

Here.

Why don't you try a little of these?

I'm sorry.

We should probably start with the basics first.

I know you're Morgan and you're Al. I'm Virginia.

Folk call me Jenny. How do you know our names?

I saw your tape.

That was a hoot.

I never considered documentary to spread the word angle until I saw yours.

Very smart.

So, what brings you to Paradise Ridge?

Where's Janice?

You ran into Tom, didn't you?

Well, Janice must have run off right after her brother did. Turns out she

nice little surprise in her room, too.

You didn't try to kill him.

We're trying to preserve this place.

It'll be a lot easier now that we have gas.

What did you do to our friends?

Your friends are fine.

Unless you considered Logan a friend, in which case, my condolences.

You had no right to take him.

We are trying to do the same thing you are.

Well, I'm not trying.

I'm doing it.

You want to help people.

So do we.

We just have different ideas on how to accomplish it. Yeah, you kill and we

don't.

Spaghetti ain't simple, and it's usually messy one way or another.

We could help you, too, if you'd let us.

Really?

How?

How's it been?

Dealing with the loss of your family?

You should talk to Miss Pfeiffer.

She's an MFT, not a full head shrinker now, but man, she helps with

Bad patterns.

She travels between the bigger settlements. She talks to people. She's

How big are the settlements?

Like, they have helicopters?

Helicopters?

Honey, we just got a gas supply yesterday.

What made you have that crazy idea?

I just wanted to know.

Darling, I am an open book.

Oh, I wish we could chat for longer, but we got a lot of work to do.

I told your friends the same thing I'll tell you now.

Our doors are always open to you.

That's it.

We're free to go.

That's right.

And I can keep the tape? I want you to show it to as many people as you

can.

The future's a lot easier to get to when you're not doing it on your own.

You think this is about the future, but what you're doing, it's about the past.

It's about holding on to it no matter what the cost.

Oh, Morgan.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Oh!

I completely forgot.

They always remember these things.

We have a woodworker in our community.

He's a real craftsman.

I asked him if he could fix your stick for you.

He was happy to oblige.

Says that joint should hold up to whatever you throw at it.

Huh.

Thank you.

Sure thing.

This is the future, Morgan.

You don't see it yet, but you will.

Well, unless you die out there.

People tend to do that.

Which is why we're doing what we're doing.

And why you should join us.

Go on!

Russell, do you have some breakfast?

It's not quite Cinnabon, but... Cinnabon adjacent, maybe?

Thank you.

There's no way those records survived the night.

I'm sorry.

They may not have shot them all.

I wanted her to listen to the traveling Wilburys. Who?

Charlie.

That's who you got them for?

Mm -hmm.

You ask me what changed.

When did it stop being just Skidmark and me in the warehouse?

It was Charlie.

Nothing felt the same to me after she showed up.

You think you know what it is that you're going to leave behind.

I thought it would be my daughter, Ophelia.

But things don't always go the way you think.

No.

They don't.

If things don't go the way I think, do me a favor.

Keep an eye on Charlie and Skidmark.

Okay.

But the first thing I'm going to do is find someone else to keep an eye on

I thought you were looking toward the future.

It's not about how long I've got.

Back at the mall, I decided that I would start living for something beyond

today.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I have a bad record of making things

worse.

I try not to blame myself too much.

I know that...

Indulgent. What is troubling you, Grace?

Morgan.

I thought I could help him.

I tried.

I think you've helped that man more than you can imagine.

I saw him in the mall.

He was smiling.

Smile, smile, until he ran out of cheese.

Are you sure?

Yes.

You want Charlie to hear the Woolburys?

Maybe we don't need records.

What do you mean?

I took some lessons when I was a kid.

I might be able to pick it up. We could teach Charlie together.

What makes you think I can sing?

It's all right.

Living life as you please.

Well, it's all right.

Doing the best that I can. Well, it's all right.

As long as you.

All last night you spent trying to help me, trying to find Janice. I told you we

would. She wasn't even there.

You could have been out looking for your own people.

I got you in. We needed to see it for ourselves.

Now we have.

Faith, I told you we were going to help.

We're not going to give up until we have.

Hangs almost empty.

Really hope there's enough in that casket back there to get us to the

rendezvous.

So let's pick up where we left off, the, uh, the card between me and you for

Father's Day.

Yeah.

You know, that was...

The person you were looking for in that place, you care about him?

Not about me, no.

It's about both of us, isn't it?

Yeah.

I care about her.

I also care about where she was from.

What they were doing.

She talked a lot about the future.

I just wanted there to be a connection, so I...

Virginia, what she's doing...

This is not that.

I told Virginia she was holding on to the past, no matter what it cost.

She's not the only one.

I don't think I need to do this anymore.

I, um... Yeah, I think I'm good.

Okay.

Grace, do you copy?

Gray? Grace, if you're hearing this, tell me where you are. I need... We need

talk.

Morgan.

Daniel, hey.

Are you with Gray?

Yes, we were headed back to the convoy. She seemed fine, and suddenly it

changed.

I want to talk to her.

Nice. Thanks.

Morgan? Hey.

Hey. Where are you?

We'll come to you.

I'm not sure.

We're on our way to the rendezvous.

Are you okay?

I'm not sure, Morgan.

What I was worried about.

I think it's happening.

Just tell me where you are and we'll be there.

We are at a bar just south of the 290 junction.

290.

Copy that.

I hope I see you.

I'd like to see that smile again.

I just... I don't think there's much time left.

Thank

you,

Daniel.

For singing with me.

You're gonna be okay.

Okay.

I won't be around this then.

This is not the end of the road, Al.

We have no food, no water.

Morgan and Greg, is there something going on there?

Greg, can you hear me? We need to get moving.

It's like you folks can use a hand. I'm not going to apologize for my methods.

Call the kids to dinner!