The Walking Dead s10e04 Episode Script

- They're on alert.
- What does "alert" mean? - You tell me.
- It means, "Watch your back, kid.
" Previously on "The Walking Dead" People tend to get mixed up on about who they hate.
But until this whole "alert" shit passes, I'm gonna keep my head down.
- Carol.
- Sorry, um - Excuse me.
- Yeah.
You kept that.
This is for Lydia.
You said that you killed her.
You want her back.
They keep coming from the direction of the border.
Ketchup face.
It's very good.
It's very good.
Here.
- On my Wait.
Right here.
- No.
Actually, no.
- Jesus! - Come on! We need some help! Watch out! Oh, my God! There's people in there.
It's our people.
Hey, stop! Stop! Everyone, get back.
The structure might not hold.
Alden's right.
Too many of us jostling around in there could bring the whole thing down on their heads.
You guys, get the horses out of there.
Go to the infirmary.
Get Alex.
What? You think it was them? It was them.
Of course it was.
I mean, they already cut off our hunting grounds.
'Cause why? 'Cause we crossed their boundary to put out a damn forest fire? We're already at war.
We just didn't know it yet.
Nine are injured.
Roof's collapsed.
Half are trapped under it.
It's gonna take a hell of a long time to get 'em all out.
What do you wanna do, boss? How many of them? You feeling okay? Come on.
Let's meet at the house No.
No, no.
I'm fine.
Don't worry about me.
They need help.
You said nine were injured? - Yeah.
- The infirmary's only got beds enough for four, maybe five.
We could empty out a couple trailers.
Well, we can use Maggie's old office.
Marco, Connie, Kelly, grab anything we can use as stretchers and gather mattresses from the bedrooms, yeah? Take her.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Hey, stop.
Two at a time.
Two at a time.
Get a head count! Stop! You're dead.
Your eyes were on the ground.
Track from head to hands always.
Lose focus, and you will get killed.
Remember, these people took our friends.
They took our land.
They must be stopped again.
Hey, Lydia! You think Mommy will take me in? Oh, right.
No.
She She kicked your ass out.
Now you're just a freak.
Get the hell out of here.
Hey, you three.
Up here.
Let's run it again.
You're worried.
I'm focusing.
I saw Carol's bandages.
I know the skins shot at her.
Carol shot at them.
Is that why they took more land? I don't want you to worry about this.
That's my job, and I happen to be very good at my job.
Okay.
But I can be a fresh set of eyes.
Or a pair of friendly ears? Alpha said that she would release the horde if we ever crossed her border.
Carol took a shot at her, and she only took land.
Maybe their rules are changing.
Maybe.
But when you start negotiating with a bully, there may be no end to how much they try to take.
Some bullies you can live with.
Others, you gotta fight.
Can we live with the skins? Well, they said we could.
But you never take your enemy at their word.
You measure them by their actions.
So, when their actions are unexpected You know how when we want RJ to go to sleep, the fastest way is to let him run around? Right.
'Cause then he'll be so tired that RJ will put himself to sleep.
Maybe the Whisperers wanna keep us fighting back until we get so tired that they have the advantage.
That is not bad, kiddo.
I knew RJ would eventually be good for something.
So, am I right? Is that the kind of bully they are? You're thinking on it.
Whoa.
You see something? It's Ezekiel.
Why's the King out here? I don't know.
You guys keep riding to Hilltop.
- Good luck, Mom.
- Thanks, baby.
I'll be right behind you.
Whoa.
Whoa! Ezekiel? You should go.
Can you step away from the edge? Then I'm not going anywhere.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
I'm sorry.
You looking for a job, kid? Just trying to clear my head.
It's your third visit in a week.
You keep it up, you're gonna find some socks with your name on 'em.
Gage and his friends started again today.
Again? Jesus.
Alright, kid, look, obviously you're having a day, but, you know, what happened to rolling with it? I'm not just gonna smile and take it.
I didn't say that.
But I also didn't say run and hide.
I mean, shit.
You said to kill 'em with kindness.
I did say that.
Look, they are trying to get a reaction out of you.
They wanna see you upset.
Don't give that to 'em.
Screw 'em.
Let's go.
I'm good.
Now.
She is just trying to fit in.
Yeah.
Well, that ain't ever gonna happen if she hangs out with you, now, is it? We were just talking.
He ain't your friend.
He gets me.
Just stay away from him, alright? You know I didn't mean to We never would've worked out anyway.
Both too damn stubborn.
Maybe in another universe.
Mm.
I lost my Kingdom.
I had a reign, and what did I do with it? I failed.
Benjamin, Shiva, Henry, then the Kingdom, now Hilltop.
And Carol.
I don't even know how to talk to her anymore.
I didn't know what I was gonna do when I came out here.
I've been here before.
Not here but here.
A long time ago, when I was on my own, I was in a dark place.
And I started to envy walkers.
Every time I ran into one, I'd tell myself, "I'm gonna let it bite me.
" Next thing I know, my sword was chopping off its head like it has a damn mind of its own.
So I put the sword down, kill 'em with my own bare hands.
Eventually I just gave up.
And what that feel like? It feels like a mask until it doesn't.
My old mask saved my life.
But I could only wear it for so long.
Mm.
Just like that, you lose it all, all over again.
Hmm.
And somehow it's harder the second time around especially when you get used to having someone there that partner in crime that sounding board that walk.
Now it's all on you just you.
Yet I smile.
For what it's worth, you're not a half-bad kisser.
I was a mess.
That was not the top of my game, just so you know.
Well, I haven't kissed anyone over four feet in the last six years, so Listen.
The next time that you Act like an idiot? Just promise me you won't ride out by yourself again.
Thank you, Michonne.
How many left? Three.
I'm going back in.
I'll go with you.
Jesus.
There's more of them out there.
Well, that's not good.
- Will it hold? - Barely.
Walkers keep pushing in, it's gonna bring the whole tree down.
Might bring the whole damn barn down with it.
We got anything to brace it with? We got some timbers up at the house.
How much time before it comes down? How much time? Enough, I hope.
Uh, guys? We'll take the walkers.
It's not happening.
No.
Not at all.
Tastes good to me Give us some room, please? Oh, my God, what is wrong with you? You're crazy! Is this why Ozzie and Alek died? So she could make a fool out of us? Not here.
Shh.
You do wanna live here, right? They deserved it.
I know.
But you can't be doing shit like that.
But they can just write whatever the hell they want on our door? I'll talk to 'em.
I'll set 'em straight.
No, please.
I don't want you to fight my fights for me, okay? They want me to give up.
I know that.
But I'm not gonna, okay? - I can't.
- I get it.
Can't you just avoid 'em? Great.
Shh.
Ugh! Why do you hate me? You put my friends on spikes.
I wasn't there.
Ugh! Ozzie was always a fair man.
So in his honor, I'm gonna give you one last chance.
If you run away now, we'll play dumb when they ask us.
This is my home.
You're my people.
- Get in there, kid! - Ozzie was my best friend! What about your friend Addy? - Get up! Get up! - And Rodney? - Aah! - Come on! Come on! I loved Henry.
You know I loved him.
Please.
Please.
Ugh! Get off me! Ugh! Ohh! Hold her down.
Get her.
Ohh! Hey, hey, hey.
It's okay.
We were just trying to scare her.
Yo, Negan! What the hell's going on back here? Holy shit.
Margo.
Margo.
Shit.
Should have never let 'em out.
- Yeah, man, just heard - You freak.
- This is your fault! - It was Negan! Negan killed her! No, he didn't do anything wrong.
No, it wasn't He didn't do anything.
- Now get him out of here! - Please.
- Move! - No, he didn't do anything wrong! I know.
I know.
I know.
I know.
I know.
He didn't do anything wrong.
No, please! Oh, please, no.
Please.
Hold that right there.
Easy, now.
Hey.
Okay.
All good? I'll be back.
I'm so sorry this happened to you.
Lydia.
He was so sweaty.
Never liked deodorant.
Said it it made his armpits itchy.
So I got used to it.
Sometimes he smelled like garlic and onions.
I miss him.
Who's that? My dad.
My dad would've protected me.
Tell me what happened.
Negan saved my life.
on the wall there.
How's the kid doing? She's banged up, but she'll be alright.
You know, the people out there are talkin' about puttin' you down, sayin' Rick ain't around to save you no more, maybe they should have done it a long time ago.
If you came here looking for a confession just keep walking.
It was an accident.
And for the record, screw her.
She was a goddamn asshole beating on a kid.
World's better off.
But you already know that, don't you? You came down here to look me in the eye because you don't know what to do with me.
Shit, all that time you spent fantasizing about my death, all that time you actually tried to kill me, and now look at you.
You're not so sure.
You listen to me real close.
You and I ain't never been in a room before, not toe to toe.
And there ain't nobody to save you right now.
What do you want me to do, Daryl? I mean, the people out there they are out for blood.
Guys like you and me we can smell that from a mile away.
Why help Lydia? You ain't no hero.
No.
No, I'm not.
I'm a sucker.
See, I started believing in your way of life, your moral code.
Hell, you even gave me a little taste of freedom, just so you could yank it away when I actually did the right thing.
You gotta admit, that is pretty messed up.
And we both know I appreciate some messed-up shit.
You're gonna get your chance to tell your side.
Who's the sucker now? Hey.
Hey.
How you feelin'? Sore.
I bet.
I heard what happened.
Yeah.
It's a mess.
Everybody's talking about Negan again.
It's like time never moves.
What do you think? I don't give a shit about him.
I believe her, though.
I do.
This is a distraction.
Hilltop's got a tree through its walls.
Alexandria was attacked.
Oh, we don't know that yet.
Our real enemy is out there.
There's enough bad stuff happening here.
I'm afraid if we don't fix it, it ain't gonna matter what she does to us.
There won't be anything left.
Should have gone to New Mexico.
Yeah.
Put together the last one now! Yo! We got all our peeps! Get back in here! Alright.
Just keep coming! We got to get out of here.
Luke! Magna, let's go! Come on! We have to protect the wall! - We need help! - No, there's no time.
Hey! If we stay out here, we die.
Everybody, let's go! We've got to get out of here! Come on! Miko! Close the gates! Come on! Close them! Defend the breach! Everything alright? I've been tryin' to reach you.
Rough day, but things are looking up.
What's going on? Something happened.
Lydia lured you there? Yeah.
You saw what she did with the squirrel.
- She's psycho.
- And Negan was with her.
If you thought Lydia was crazy, why'd you agree to meet her back there in the dark? Well, um Well Hey, we're the ones who were attacked here.
But she's the one laying in the infirmary.
And our friend is in a grave.
Negan's on the right side this time.
I don't know if it's gonna make any difference, though.
Should I come home? No, not if Hilltop still needs you.
How's Lydia? Not good.
Daryl, you have to protect her.
Yeah, well, I'm trying.
No.
You have to protect her for all of us.
When we went to the border, we went there to de-escalate the conflict and buy time and strategic advantage.
And it was working till Carol took her shot.
Alpha could have killed us right there.
Why didn't she? You think she won't attack if we got Lydia? Alpha wanted you to protect her.
Look, Lydia's presence might not help us, but if Alpha thinks she isn't safe with us or if Lydia runs off because of all this, it'll definitely hurt us.
She has to stay at Alexandria.
Alright.
I'll make sure.
Let's just keep this between us for now.
How's RJ? He's great.
He won't eat his vegetables, so I'm a little afraid for him.
Hey, the council's meeting right now.
Daryl I want you to be my proxy when they vote.
Alright.
I should go.
I know you'll do the right thing.
Oceanside to Hilltop.
Come in, Hilltop.
Pick up, please.
Hilltop copies.
This is Michonne.
I get why people might think Negan's been redeemed.
I've I've wondered it myself.
Hell, he maybe he has changed.
But a man like that, who's done the things he's done, killed the people's he's killed something inside him is broken.
We need to face that fact.
Yes, but killing him now over this undermines the civilization that we have built.
What about the people who never got to witness that civilization because of him? And what the hell are you even talking about? The Whisperers are attacking us.
- Okay, let's take a break.
- No.
Let me finish.
Look at what's going on at Hilltop.
We're taking our eyes off the ball.
The council wasn't made for this, deciding on a man's life in the dead of night because people are carrying pitchforks and torches.
I Look, if you can't make a decision, the people out there are gonna make one for you.
Well, what'd Michonne say? She wants me to be her vote.
Lydia said Negan saved her, so he saved her.
I'm a "no.
" So we're tied.
Gabriel, where do you stand? I'm gonna take the night to clear my head and consider my vote, and I suggest you all do the same.
I'd like to head out right away, two wagons, some supplies.
Rachel's sure it was them? "Sure" is a strong word, but she swears that one of those creepers were watching them, too damn close to where that mask washed up.
It might be nothing, but in case it is one of them, you know as well as I do they move as a pack.
Where there's one, you can bet your last dollar there's a hundred more, much like the order of Blattodea.
Ah, the illustrious cockroach family.
So, you think they're planning another attack? Walkers at Alexandria, the tree here, and now Oceanside? First time, coincidence.
Second time might be bad luck, but the third time, we should check.
Michonne? Uh, if Uh, if you don't mind, I-I'd love to join you.
I'm feeling the ocean calling to me.
And, um, by "ocean," you mean Jules? What are you talking about? - Never even heard of her.
- Mm-hmm.
Oh, yes, of course, the very tall woman - with the f-face and quiet - Yeah.
Count me in, too.
In that case, Eugene, you'll need to lead a wagon back to Alexandria.
Actually, I'll be staying put.
Much like my amigo here, I feel an energy calling to me, urging me on to help our good neighbors by employing my expertise in architecture and engineering to plug the metaphorical gap tooth in the metaphorical smile that is the Hilltop's fortification.
You want to fix the wall.
Yes.
Fine.
We'll bring back some supplies - so you can do it faster.
- Apologies.
The only caveat being that I cannot escort Judith back to Alexandria.
Oh, Judith? She's coming with me.
- I am? - Well, yeah.
Who else is gonna be my pair of friendly ears? Yeah.
I'll see you later.
Hey.
We did it.
We got everybody out in time.
We could've have taken those walkers.
We had a split-second decision to make You made the decision.
Look, when shit hits the fan, somebody's got to step up.
So, yeah, I I listen to what everybody has to say, I weigh it all up And then you do what you were gonna do anyway.
Where the hell is all of this coming from? You're not my lawyer anymore.
What? He's gone.
The guards say the keys are missing.
Whoever stole them must've let him out.
Who was on watch last night? Laura was, but she said she didn't do it, and I believe her.
I'd be worried.
I did it.
I let Negan out.
Come on.
You didn't do this.
Yeah, I did.
I kept watch last night.
You never left the house.
Does it matter? This is where they want me.
Doesn't matter what they want.
You know, for a long time, I blamed myself for what happened last year.
Kept thinking, what if I just stayed in that cell at Hilltop? If I never let myself be taken alive by you people in the first place? Never went off with Henry? Never said what I said to my mother? You're not to blame for her.
My mother was right.
She said you people put on these polite faces, but it's just a mask 'cause when things get bad when you get scared you pick a target, aim, and shoot.
Me, Negan, anything but you.
Negan's different.
You didn't know him.
The Negan I know stood up for me when he didn't have to.
I tried fitting in.
I wanted to be like you.
You don't belong in a cage.
I'm better here.
I feel safe.
I mean it, Jerry.
I'm good.
I'm good.
Okay, boss.
Glad to hear it.
Hey, I gotcha.
Aww.
Alright.
Oh! - - Thank you.
Mm.
Yes.
You, too.
Don't go too nuts, alright? Okay.
Namaste.
Alright.
Okay.
I'm coming.
I'm coming.
Alrighty.
Hiya! Shh!