Jerry gingerly retrieves the bulbs as Carol helps Ezekiel unhinge a movie poster frame to use for their charter. Daryl bolts in and kills the walkers and Whisperers around her while Kelly, Tammy, and Earl step in to rescue her. The Whisperers around her unsheathe blades as Connie escapes back into the cornfield. Luke frantically signs Connie to save the baby so she runs out of the cornfield, sling-shots a walker, and grabs it.
Alden and Luke scream for them not to but Alpha explains it’s natural selection.Īddy and Enid head out to Henry and Lydia while the Hilltop guards try to distract the walkers away from the Whisperer baby. Alpha shrugs at the mother, indicating she should abandon the baby to die. The Whisperer’s baby starts crying, which attracts the walkers closer. Daryl sends everyone (including Dog) out to find them. Daryl informs Enid he’s going to make the trade when Magna announces Lydia and Henry are missing. Luke spots Connie in the cornfields and signs behind his back for her to keep quiet. Jerry uses a boombox to lure the walkers away from the theater while they sneak in.Ī group of walkers arrive at Hilltop and Alpha instructs her people to draw them away. Ezekiel explains how important it could be for families and community, so she relents. She’s understandably upset they’re risking so much for for something so trivial (to her). She offers to trade both of them for her daughter.Īt the theater Ezekiel fesses up to Carol their mission is to extract a projector bulb to play movies. Alpha explains they’re animals and “animals have babies.” She then unmasks two tied-up “Whisperers” – it’s Alden and Luke. At Hilltop, Daryl walks outside and Alpha instructs one of her people to “go get ‘em.” Daryl informs Alpha he’s prepared to fight for Lydia when he spots one of the Whisperers with a baby. She agrees to tag along and together they arrive at an abandoned movie theater. Carol senses something’s up so Ezekiel explains he and his people planned a minor side mission to grab something for the fair. Connie hides in the cornfield nearby as Daryl walks outside the gates to talk to Alpha face-to-face.Įzekiel suggests Carol take another caravan back to Kingdom while he leaves with another group. Magna asks Alpha if they killed their people – Alpha says no and promises if they don’t bring her Lydia there will be conflict.
Marco informs everyone the people who killed Jesus are here. Tammy thanks her for helping and assures her Alden will turn up. Daryl asks them to leave and Alpha signals for more Whisperers to show up.Įnid treats Earl for an injury and suggests he retire, but he refuses. Back at Hilltop, Alpha and her whisperers wait outside of the gates for them to bring Lydia to her. Diane catches him up on their mission while Carol updates him on preparation for the fair. Back to the present, where Ezekiel looks longingly at the document. Tara hands Ezekiel the charter and he promises someday the community leaders will all sign it together. A jubilant Ezekiel congratulates him as Jesus (!) and Tara ride up to them. Flash back before the flash forward – Jerry tells Ezekiel and Carol that Nabila is pregnant.