The Walking Dead s11e19 Episode Script

1
What have you done?
Made a deal for us.
Previously on "The Walking Dead"
What does Pamela get out of this?
Hornsby.
You go after the Miltons,
they'll crush you.
I don't have the words
to describe what this place means to me.
The Commonwealth is built
on buying into bullshit.
It's a friggin' joke.
- Bitch!
- Those people
Help me!
Wait! Wait up!
Sometimes I wonder
if it takes more courage
- to live or die.
- Stop!
We've all done things
to still be here
I have a very important mission.
I lied. I'm not a scientist.
People have died trying to get you here.
things we'd like to forget.
We became whoever we needed to be.
I'm utterly, completely,
stone-cold Negan.
But who we are now,
the choices we make now,
maybe that's all that matters.
Eugene.
Eugene!
Max.
- Get off me!
- Max? Max?
Max? Max.
Max.
- Sorry. I-I thought you was
- You!
You're the one you
killed him! Sebastian!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
- We gotta get you out of here.
- No! I lost Max!
- I'm not gonna leave her!
- We gotta go! Come on!
Go!
We should
No.
No one touches him.
Not until I say so.
I wasn't blind to who he was.
In spite of what people
thought, I was trying to help.
Maybe I was just too late.
We had our issues, but
Family's a complicated thing.
But you know that.
Your sister was loyal
to me for over a decade.
I want to think she just lost her way.
That, perhaps, she can be helped
before it's too late.
I need an example.
Someone to remind these people
that actions have consequences.
If you find and arrest Eugene Porter,
he could stand as the example to all.
And we could help your sister.
A citywide sweep and
capture is now in effect.
Let's go.
The targets are new immigrants
from the Virginia communities
of Riverbend, Hilltop, and Alexandria.
Any known associates of Eugene Porter
are to be brought in for questioning
regarding the Founders Day riot
and the death of Sebastian Milton.
What do you think? It'll happen?
I won't promise.
Whoa. Dude, come on.
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What do you think?
Hunker down and make camp, wait it out?
No. No, we'll find a way around.
Off-roading with the wagon,
that seems kind of risky.
Besides, it's a nice day.
We're making good time.
Happy to treat you all to my famous
fettuccine con cannellini
beans à la Jerry.
Just sayin'.
We should keep moving.
What's the rush?
We need to get these
supplies to Oceanside,
make sure they're okay,
then get off to Alexandria.
We just don't have time to spare.
Cool. Yeah.
Alright.
Rosita Espinosa.
929 Miller Street, Sector G4.
Currently unemployed.
Unmarried with one
daughter, Socorro Espinosa.
Do you verify the
information to be true?
You seriously doing this?
Do you verify the information?
So you don't know me, I don't know you?
We're just we're strangers, huh?
Do you verify that this
information is true?
Sure.
Where were you during the riot?
Far east end of the square.
- Who were you with?
- Myself.
You were with Eugene.
Several witnesses saw you together.
We were. About a half-hour
before it happened.
- What'd you talk about?
- Your sister.
Be more specific.
Eugene said she wasn't coming with us,
that she wanted to stay here,
change this place for the better.
- Have you seen him since?
- No.
You sure?
Totally.
That's fine.
Because at the end of the day,
it's obvious where
Eugene is going to be.
- Yeah? Where's that?
- With you.
You're like family.
Well, I'll call you if I see him.
Look, Rosita, I respect you,
even if in this moment
you don't respect me.
But I need you to do something for me
Tell Eugene to turn himself in.
He comes to me, shows remorse
and wants to cooperate,
it'll go a long way toward
helping everyone involved.
But if he or you and your people
make this harder than it has to be,
no one goes anywhere,
and things only get
worse for all of you.
It's me.
How'd it go?
A lot of repeat questions
and intense staring.
- You?
- Same.
- You talk to the others?
- Yeah.
We're gonna leave at
dawn if we can get out.
Alright. Mercer's gonna be watching.
I'm counting on it.
Hey. How you holding up?
Reckon better than I deserve.
I don't suppose you have any
news on Max's whereabouts?
I don't. I'm sorry.
It may seem trivial in light
of all the melee and mayhem,
but I'm the one who
should be truly sorry.
It's my actions that put you both
in extremely compromised situations.
No, don't be. That prick had it coming.
Alright, what we need
to do now is figure out
how to get you out of here.
I know a way. The east gate.
I know when the shifts change.
Might be a window we can slip out.
Alright, good. We can meet up with
the others on the road to Alexandria.
Eugene, what's up?
At the risk of sounding ungrateful
for all your efforts on my behalf,
I cannot leave without my beloved.
I need to go find her.
You got every trooper in
the city looking for you.
You wouldn't make it a block.
Well, be that as it may, I cannot
I-I will not leave without her.
At the very least, ascertain her safety.
Okay.
You stay here. I will go look for Max.
If I can find her, maybe
we can get both of you out.
Is that a deal?
Deal.
Okay.
- Be safe.
- Yeah.
Attention, my fellow citizens.
The perpetrators of
these horrific events
cannot be allowed to go unpunished.
Anyone providing information
on the whereabouts
of these individuals will
receive a generous reward,
while any persons found aiding
and abetting these fugitives
will share their fate
That of swift and final justice.
Maybe we leave the wagon behind?
No. We can do this. Come on.
One, two
Whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa. Whoa.
Are you okay?
Can you walk? Are you okay?
Can you walk?
Yeah. Yeah.
- You alright?
- Yeah, yeah.
Shit.
It's my knee.
Wait.
There might be a place over there.
Looks like it has walls.
We gotta go on foot.
Here.
I'm gonna get more kindling.
Okay.
Check it out, bro!
It's big, it's got walls,
there's water nearby.
Tons of land for farming.
Kingdom 2.0, yo.
Uh, hello?
Sir Aaron?
Ah!
What?
Nothing.
It's gonna be dark soon.
I'll take first watch
so you can get some rest.
I'll stay up with you.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
- Alright.
- Alright.
You always complained that
I chose this place over you.
There never really was a choice.
I don't know if I was ever capable
of giving you what you needed
of controlling you.
And now
after all this struggle
after all our sacrifice
what are we left with?
At least we don't have to
disappoint each other anymore.
Take care of that.
You shouldn't still be here.
But I am, 'cause I was ripped
out of my apartment by your guys
and questioned in that
stuffy room for three hours.
- Smells like armpits and ass in there.
- Yeah, sorry.
I can't be seen treating
you any differently.
Oh.
So it's nothing personal?
We got orders.
Milton's son is dead, and
she wants Eugene for it.
- But he's not
- Hey, I don't have time to argue.
They're gonna kill him, right?
If they catch him, he's dead.
How can you be good with that?
I was by myself for
years, losing my mind,
scaring off anyone that came my way.
But Eugene believed in me.
He accepted me for me.
No judgments.
He saved me.
Bad people don't do that.
Good people do.
He didn't know any of
this was gonna happen.
But it did.
You can't change that.
And I gotta look out for my family now.
But not Eugene.
- He'll get a trial.
- A fair one?
What is the point of this place
if a good man is put to death?
Sir, we've got a sighting.
Maxxine Mercer. Sector G2.
Let's head out.
I gotta go.
Yeah.
Me too.
Sure you don't want to get some rest?
You can do the later shift with Elijah.
No. No, I'm fine.
Everything good with you two?
Something happen?
There was just
There was a moment.
It brought back memories of Henry.
I, uh
I-I don't think I can again.
You know?
You know, I, uh
used to be married once.
Really?
Well, not legally, but yeah.
I guess I don't really
talk about it much anymore.
Yeah, Eric and I We met in D.C.,
and there was just
this instant connection,
you know, and he asked
me out that night.
And I said no,
and I kept saying no
for the next six months.
Why?
I'm not sure.
I guess I thought I was too
busy or that I wasn't ready.
Maybe I was just afraid.
But eventually I said yes,
and our time together,
those years in Alexandria
it was the happiest
moments of my life.
You know, after he died,
I thought,
you know, I'd give anything
to take back just one of those nos
so that we could have
one more day together.
Lydia, loss is inevitable.
It always has been.
The only thing we can
control is when we say yes.
You, stop!
Turn around!
Over your head.
Subject has been apprehended.
Copy that.
"I, Maxxine Mercer, am responsible"
These aren't my words.
They need to be.
"I have suffered from bouts
of depression for years
and recently stopped
taking my medication.
In my confusion and paranoia,
I manipulated recordings
to slander the Milton family
and cause unrest.
My actions were
uncharacteristic and immoral.
I hope this community can
find it in their hearts"
Max! Just stop.
- Sign it.
- And what?
Say Eugene was behind it all?
Take the pardon, Max.
I did this
because I couldn't stand being
a part of something so rotten.
Did you know that Eugene stopped
Sebastian from killing me?
You want me to just hang him out to dry?
They're gonna execute you from treason.
I'm trying to save you.
And I'm trying to save this place.
"Speak truth, no matter the cost."
Just like Dad used to say.
Even as a general, he never
forgot his responsibility
as a citizen.
I think he would've liked Eugene.
I think he would have been proud
of what we tried to do here.
And I think he would
have been ashamed of you.
You trying to get yourself caught?
I was merely peeping at
trooper activity levels
so as to allow my assistance
in Rosita's search for Max.
Tired of standing on
the proverbial sidelines.
You'd be wise to step aside, hoss.
No need for this to get ugly.
Very well.
Go ahead.
You're not trying to stop me.
You ain't going.
Because I'm a coward.
No.
It's because you're smart.
I'm a liability. Always have been.
Relying on others to survive,
counting on their courage
due to a dearth of my own.
Hell, the only way I
bucked natural selection
was my penchant for prevarication.
Means lying.
I figured.
Yeah, well,
I'm ashamed to say it's
my only discernible skill.
Do you think people are born brave,
or do they become it?
Both.
- So they have Eugene?
- Yeah.
Daryl and the others are
working to smuggle him out.
Okay. Okay. That's good.
Then he'll be out in the world,
he'll hide for a bit until
the Commonwealth gets bored.
We'll meet up with
him You, me, Yumiko.
Like it was.
The four of us on the road again.
Princess, you know I'm not leaving.
Even after what they wanna do to Eugene?
Crazy shit is happening, man.
All the more reason to stay.
He and Max started
something, showed the truth.
People want change.
What better time to fight for it
than when the powers that
be are frightened, huh?
Well, maybe I don't feel like fighting.
Maybe this place looks all nice
and wants us to think they're cool,
but really, underneath, it sucks.
Maybe they're not worth holding on to.
You think this Mercer's a good man?
Yeah, but I've known a lot of guys
who I thought were good men
don't always turn out to be that way.
He and I haven't
exactly seen eye-to-eye.
But I'll say this
Most folks are trying to make the best
of what's in front of them.
Could be he's trying to do the same.
Yeah, well, maybe this time,
I deserve more than just
the best of a bad situation.
Yeah, you do.
And whatever you decide, I'm here
if you need me.
Thank you for coming.
I hoped you would.
I have a lot to say.
What matters most is that you're here,
which means you want to
talk about a way forward.
You killed my son.
Your people murdered eight workers,
turning them to rotters, and
released them on the public.
Okay, yes. I needed you to understand,
to to to get your attention,
but I never intended for him t
Look, I took a gamble,
and, yes, it didn't
go the way I thought.
Sebastian and I may
have had our differences,
but in the end, I was
always there for him.
When he needed people for
his little side projects,
I helped because he
was your son, Pamela.
This is because of them.
From Hilltop, Alexandria.
It all started with them.
The The dissent, the chaos.
Unless they're handled
by someone who knows
how to handle them, they won't stop.
They will never stop until
they've taken everything!
Okay.
So, then, what do we do with you?
Do we do it your way?
Take a risk?
Make a gamble?
If you win,
you get to live.
But if you lose
Thank you.
Thank you, Pamela.
Thank you.
I promise I'll do better from now on.
No more games, no more secrets.
I am 100% at the Milton
family's disposal.
I know you are, Lance.
I-I don't I don't understand.
Well
Like you said,
you're at the family's disposal.
Thanks to you
this is all that's left.
Body's still warm.
Feed my son, Lance.
Can we talk?
Uh sure.
This is awkward.
I-I-I don't want you to leave.
I kinda have to.
- 'Cause of me?
- Yeah.
No.
Maybe.
Look, you're great.
Really. But
But what?
I just
I gotta get out of here.
Eugene's gonna die here.
I'm doing everything in my power
to make sure that doesn't happen.
But not everything.
Right?
It's all such a shit show.
I know.
This place ain't perfect.
Neither am I.
But you've been out there.
You You've seen what's waiting.
- It could be a lot worse.
- Don't
- Don't say that.
- Well, am I wrong?
I need you to understand.
Nothing's been easy for me.
Even before all of this,
it wasn't easy.
Dad bailed when I was nine.
Mom remarried at nine-and-a-half.
And dad number two brings
an evil stepbrother.
And they both
start acting like
they're my dad, you know?
A lot of yelling, a lot of shoving.
And my mom
just, like, lets it happen.
Just to keep him around.
So I raise hell. I mean, all the time.
Now new dad and new bro
start tying me up,
throwing me in a closet
when I "acted out."
Leave me there for hours.
I'd piss myself sometimes.
So they'd take turns
beating me.
And all I'd hear was,
"Juanita, there's a roof over your head.
Juanita, the bills are paid.
Juanita, it could be worse."
Well, you know what?
Fuck that thinking.
It could better too.
It should be.
Right?
This place
is starting to look
a lot like my stepdad.
And if I just sit by and watch,
that makes me my mom.
And I am not my mom.
So
I gotta go. Mm.
Okay.
Because of what happened to me
when I see a man,
I see a monster.
I've been seeing them like that
long before they were dying
and coming back as actual monsters.
But I know that's not you.
I just want you to know that.
We triple-checked everything,
locked everything up.
Probably just the wind.
That wasn't the wind.
Yeah.
Maybe we should do another sweep.
Shit!
- You good?
- Yeah.
We gotta get to Eli and Jerry now!
Wake up! Trouble!
Go! Go now!
Go! Get inside!
There's gotta be at least 50 of them!
How'd they get in the walls?
What the hell?!
Since when do the dead
use frickin' doorknobs?!
Whisperers.
Shit.
You two, get on the roof. Now!
- How's the leg?
- Good enough.
I'll hold the door.
Be careful.
- Holy shit.
- Hey, it's clear over here.
We could make a jump for it.
Maybe.
Yeah. No problem.
No, we can't risk it.
Alright, but if you
two can make the jump,
flank the walkers on this side.
I'll go back down.
We can work together,
separate the Whisperers
from the rest of the group.
- Yeah?
- Alright.
Okay. Alright.
Alright.
Dude.
Dude?
Dude? Dude!
God damn Whisperers!
Oh!
How the hell did a walker do that?
So, what do you think it was?
Like an aberration or something?
Well, there's roamers and lurkers.
I mean, we've all seen some
that come back to the
places that they remember.
I've heard stories
about walkers like this
that can climb walls and open doors.
I was never sure if
they were just stories.
Maybe there's other kinds too.
I hope not.
You sure you're okay to travel?
Thanks to you.
Come on, man. That was my fault.
Today's a new day.
I'm gonna grab the rest of the stuff.
Hey.
So, what was that you
were saying yesterday?
Something about a Kingdom 2.0?
You see it now, right?
Ezekiel could be king again.
I don't know.
Feels more like this place
was built for King Jerry.
And Queen Nabila?
King Jerry and Queen Nabila.
I like the sound of that.
Me too.
Max?
She's not coming.
You found her?
I did, but it was too late.
She's already in police
custody. I'm sorry, Eugene.
Shift's about to happen.
We should get going.
Then it's time I bid you adieu.
I'll check on the others.
Meet you back at your place.
My path leads elsewhere.
There's no other path, Eugene.
There is.
I understand.
You're upset. I get it.
But there's nothing
you can do for Max now.
Maybe not.
But what kind of man
would I be if I didn't try?
One that's alive. If you
stay here, they will kill you!
I know it's not logical,
but matters of the heart rarely are.
I also know if I leave now,
there won't be any kind
of life worth living.
Being with Maxxine has made me better,
better than I ever thought I could be.
And as such, I just don't
see a path without her.
I go where she is, or
I just end up who I was.
Eugene.
When I was at my lowest
feeling like the
posterior of some cosmic joke,
you told me that my person was out there
and that I'd find her.
And though I didn't believe,
I trusted you because I always do.
You were right.
Well, now I need you to trust me.
Hey, it's gonna be okay.
It's not.
You have to let me go.
Id like for you to give
something to Coco for me.
I do believe that one day
she'll have the style to pull this off.
Maybe like after age 15.
On the ground! Now!
My name is Eugene Porter,
and I'm here to confess.
I surreptitiously made a
recording of Sebastian Milton
and played it at the
Founders Day celebration.
Furthermore, I confess to causing
the unintentional death of Mr. Milton
in the melee that followed.
Anything else?
Yes.
I acted alone.
Maxxine Mercer may have been present,
but had nothing to do with any of it.
Take him.
Is everyone ready?
Your friends have been removed
from the Commonwealth.
Consider how your actions
might affect your brother.
- They took the kids.
- They took everyone.
Give Pamela what she wants.
That means sacrificing Eugene.
Tell us where our friends
are or you're dead.
I'll show you.
No matter how bleak things look,
this is not the end.
Rosita Espinosa. 929 Miller Street.
Do you verify the
information to be true?
So you don't know me, I don't know you?
We're just we're strangers, huh?
For Rosita, when she's just dragged in
for questioning by Mercer
and he's acting like
she's any old suspect,
it's offensive to her,
because I think for Rosita, she's like,
"I thought we had gotten
somewhere with each other."
And I think she also knows that Mercer
is not necessarily a bad guy at heart.
Look, Rosita, I respect you.
But I need you to do something for me
Tell Eugene to turn himself in.
Mercer is on an interesting journey.
You never completely
know where he stands.
But if he or you and your people
make this harder than it has to be,
no one goes anywhere,
and things only get
worse for all of you.
I think for Aaron, he
sees these young people
that clearly care about each other,
have fun together, are
attracted to each other,
but he knows that Lydia
has been through so
much in her young life,
and he can see that she is hesitating.
I'm gonna get more kindling.
Okay.
Lydia doesn't have that adult
that she feels like she can go to
to ask, like, "What do I do
about this boy that I like?"
And I think he feels like he
can shed a little light for her.
You know, I, uh
used to be married once.
Really?
Well, not legally, but yeah.
Aaron similarly to Maggie,
he had kind of one true love.
And he hasn't moved on from Eric.
You know, after he died,
I thought, you know, I'd give anything
so that we could have
one more day together.
And I think in his own way,
he gets to remember
this person that he loved
and to share that with somebody.
Loss is inevitable.
It always has been.
The only thing we can
control is when we say yes.
You trying to get yourself caught?
Tired of standing on
the proverbial sidelines.
You'd be wise to step aside, hoss.
No need for this to get ugly.
Eugene was a liar,
and he went to the wrong
side of the equation
when he fell in with Negan.
But I think that Daryl can see
that Eugene has worked
really, really hard
to get to where he is.
Daryl himself had a brother
that he was ashamed of
and a family he was ashamed of
and did things himself
that I think Daryl right now
would be a little ashamed of.
Do you think people are born brave,
or do they become it?
Both.
So what if Eugene used
to be a coward and a liar?
What matters the most is who he is now.
But I think that Daryl knows
that most heroes are made, not born,
and it's a matter of the
choices you make over time.
I understand.
You're upset. I get it.
But there's nothing
you can do for Max now.
Maybe not.
But what kind of man
would I be if I didn't try?
One that's alive. If you
stay here, they will kill you!
I know it's not logical,
but matters of the heart rarely are.
This is absolutely the most selfless
and brave thing Eugene has done.
He knows that what he's walking into
is likely a situation that
there might not be any exit to,
other than a harsh punishment for him.
On the ground! Now!
My name is Eugene Porter,
and I'm here to confess.
I surreptitiously made a
recording of Sebastian Milton
and played it at the
Founders Day celebration.
Furthermore, I confess to causing
the unintentional death of Mr. Milton
in the melee that followed.
He thinks that Max is a
better person than he is
and that she deserves to live,
even if he has to go down for it.
Anything else?
I acted alone.
Maxxine Mercer may have been present,
but had nothing to do with any of it.
I think he does have something to prove
about his own bravery.
Take him.
Princess, you know I'm not leaving.
Even after what they wanna do to Eugene?
We really liked the vibe
that Ezekiel and Princess have together.
I think that there is something
about Ezekiel towards Princess
that is almost parental.
You think this Mercer's a good man?
Yeah, but I've known a lot of guys
who I thought were good men
don't always turn out to be that way.
A lot of the themes around
some of these episodes
is, like, if you deserve better,
shouldn't you fight for that?
Maybe this time, I deserve more
than just the best of a bad situation.
Yeah, you do.
Producing the scene, it
took a lot of planning.
This was a long night shoot.
And we wanted it to be
terrifying, you know,
and we wanted even just
one walker climbing up
to feel really, really scary for them.
I think it really for our characters
is an unsettling idea,
because for so many years,
they're like, "Well,
zombies are always dangerous,
but we kind of know how to handle them.
And when suddenly,
that's no longer the case,
it's disturbing to them,
because it means that all
their assumptions are wrong.
Anytime they're out there in
the wild now with a zombie,
they're gonna wonder,
"Is this zombie gonna
come climbing after me
if I hop a fence?"
There's so much that they don't know,
and that does make things
more dangerous for them.
How the hell did a walker do that?