11x07 - Promises Broken

[bunniefuu]

Hands up! Move away from the radio.

No harm's been done.

- You're under arrest.
- [Grunts]

Unauthorized use of government property.

Previously, on "The Walking Dead"...

- Let them go.
- You'll have to pay

for what you've done,
one way or another.

Is this place really
as good as it seems?

- Better.
- If I wanted to get help

for people, I could do that here?

As long as you follow the rules.

No, we're missing something.

Maybe they went out the back.

I can track 'em.

Hold on.

♪♪

Told ya.

♪♪

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Wait.

Take a minute, then we're almost there.

About three miles out.

Negan: You can't be serious.

Daryl just told us to go home.

I didn't hear that.

Well, I think he was being subtle.

He said they were armed with lookouts.

And Daryl knows I would never turn back.

How're you gonna keep
going, Maggie, huh?

With what army?

Come on, Gabe, back me up here.

Our people are about to starve.

I'm not going back to
my family having failed.

Oh, Jesus.

At least admit what
you're asking of us...

Walking to our deaths
for what, a sack of beans?

If you're more interested
in saving yourself

than protecting the people back home,

you can go.

[Birds chirping]

We don't need you.

We both know that's not true.

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Alright, tell you what.

You make me a promise...

In front of the g*dd*mn preacher...

And I will stick around.

Promise you what?

I do this for you,

and we're even, we are good.

I don't have to keep
looking over my shoulder.

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We will never be even.

Then you are gonna be down a soldier

that you desperately need.

Your call.

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You'd take a promise from me?

Really?

Yeah. Who wouldn't?

I'm assuming you are
a woman of your word.

I've always been a man of mine.

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[Twigs snapping, leaves rustling]

What is it?

[Walker growling]

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[Growling stops, body thuds]

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It's his sister's best friend.

Teresa.

She was just a kid.

♪♪

We have to get them.

[Walkers growling]

All of them.

♪♪

Hey.

Y'all know Blackbeard, too?

♪♪

Wait.

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Think we can find more?

[Walker growling]

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[Walkers growling]

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[Panting]

You're doing great.

I'm doing okay, not great.

The timeline since this was last

an essential activity
in your daily routine

and the necessity for it

should be factors in your self-judgment.

Stephanie: The m*llitary does this for us.

It's been so long since I've had to.

It's not like riding
a bicycle, turns out.

You do forget.

That's the good ol' cerebellum

protecting you from unpleasant memories.

I remember the good stuff.

♪♪

Stephanie, I-I have to ask.

You've known Hornsby a long time?

Pretty long, why?

♪♪

Is he capable of taking care of our...

transgressions?

In other words,

will all this labor
truly lead to our freedom?

If he says it will, it will.

Lance has his own way of doing things.

But you can trust him.

You'll see.

♪♪

[Walkers growling]

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Whoa. Let me take over.

- I got this.
- I can help, it's fine.

- No, it's not!
- [Groans] It will be.

[Grunts]

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Ezekiel!

What?

I love you, but you got
to give me space, man.

Can you just clear these?

[Gasps]

[Groans]

God!

[Radio chatter]

Think I got the last of them.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

Fine.

Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you.

It's just so cramped in there.

Nah, it's cool.

[Coughing]

Ezekiel, what can I do?

It's... It's dusty.

[Sniffles]

I'm sure that's it.

Mm-hmm. [Sighs]

Y'all need help clearing your area?

Steph, how much longer
we got to do this?

It's been days.

Uh, a couple more, I guess.

He won't make it a few more days.

I'm fine.

No, you need to see a doctor.

I'm not gonna leave you
alone to work out here.

Don't be stupid!

Yeah, I said it.

They got real hospitals and sh*t here.

Can you make that happen?

Uh, yeah, I'll talk to
Mr. Hornsby right now.

Thank you. We are much obliged.

If this becomes another
debt we have to work off...

Never been afraid of hard work.

Kinda anti friends who
die from stubbornness.

[Walkers growling]

Man: Mercer, this is way too close to

where the nasties are working.

The smell is... revolting.

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Who the hell was that?

Our recruiters were
incredibly impressed with you.

Were they?

I-I thought maybe they
found me difficult.

[Chuckles]

Well, we expect a
person with your pedigree

to have high standards.

We certainly do at State.

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Well, [Sighs] Ms. Milton
has great affection

for her fellow Harvard grads.

Should be no trouble
finding a position for you.

I'm happy to work to pay
for the aid for my community,

but I'm not staying here permanently.

I just want to make that clear.

After you meet Ms. Milton,
you might reconsider.

I'd rather see my friends.

Actually, can somebody take me to where

they're working, please?

They broke the law.

Mr. Hornsby has arranged
for their release

with a fine that they're repaying.

What?

Yeah, I believe they're
clearing buildings

for future development.

Clearing them of what, exactly?

The dead.

Okay, so they're
assigned to clear walkers

for days, weeks?

Months, maybe?

And I'm expected to
provide legal services to...

Ms. Milton and her cabinet.

Right.

Then I'd like to speak with her.

Right away, please.

Well, that would be difficult.

Why is that exactly?

It's just Mr. Hornsby's expectations

of the timing were a little different.

Is he your supervisor?

No.

Then I'd like to speak
to her right away.

Please.

- Come on, boy.
- [Dog woofs]

[Dog panting]

[Rope creaking]

You need any help in there?

No.

You want one?

Sure.

Here you go.

Thanks.

[Match strikes]

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Man: Here they come!

Open up!

On it, on it!

Sounds like patrol has come home.

- Yo, let them in.
- Yep.

[Walker growling]

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Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord,

even so saith the Spirit, for
they rest from their labors.

We say, "The Lord be
with you and thy Spirit."

- Amen.
- Amen.

If your sister's out
there, we'll find her.

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And every last one of these murderers.

All of them.

But the one... he's mine.

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[Kn*fe scraping]

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[Sighs]

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There are scouts everywhere.

I'll be careful.

If you get a chance to k*ll one of them,

if he's alone and you
have the advantage...

I will.

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[Sighs]

[Growling continues]

You ready?

I'm not cutting up anyone I know.

You're gonna have to
find me four strangers.

Only need three.

I kept my mask for practical
and sentimental reasons.

This is not fun.

Well, not with that attitude.

Let's get it over with.

[Chuckles]

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We did three different sweeps.

No signs of tracks anywhere, sir.

You try the buildings out by the lake?

Yes, sir.

- Along the train tracks?
- Yes, sir.

Freeway underpasses?

- Yes, sir.
- Oh, come on!

There are dozens of
these assholes out there!

- Pope.
- No!

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Your brothers are dead!

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Are you not ashamed?!

Or do you think this is acceptable?!

They were following my recommendations.

I told them where the last teams went.

I told them where to go next.

You want to scream at somebody,

scream at me.

You trying to be noble?

Is that it, Shaw?

You trying to get them to like you?

Try keeping them alive.

And yelling at them is gonna do that?

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Go be useful.

Take your boy over there

and go and find my g*dd*mn enemies!

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Come on. We have orders.

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[Dog panting]

Stay.

[Geese honking]

Daryl: You alright?

I'm fine.

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I'm sure the guys are grateful

for what you did back there.

How do you know that?

I'd be.

I don't know.

It may have been stupid.

No, you got a good place.

I'm sure there's a good
story that goes with it.

Well, you spent some
time with those people.

I'm sure they have their sides.

No, not at all.

Well, we needed a place.

We found one.

You can fill in the rest.

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You got something to say about it?

No. I'm just surprised is all.

Surprised why?

You won.

You got the walls. You got the food.

Why keep hunting?

We have to make sure
they don't come back.

Okay.

You know, you don't understand.

It's easy for you out here on your own,

only having to worry about yourself.

We have a whole community to protect.

And we have a structure.

And a leader who got us this far.

What happened back there...

That was... that wasn't normal.

Yeah, I met guys like that before.

Pope's got a puzzle to
solve, and he's riled up.

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How can these people be so hard to find?

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So, you k*ll everybody,

and then he goes back
to being a good guy?

He's like a father to me.

He believed in me
when no one else would.

He made me strong.

I doubt you ever needed
anyone to make you strong.

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[Walkers growling]

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Negan: Lower your shoulders.

Arms limp.

That's good, Maggie.

[Growling continues]

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Back to the tree.

[Growling continues]

This piece of sh*t.

[Chuckles]

It's not gonna fit you perfectly.

It was... someone else's face.

Look, this might actually work.

And I mean it.

If I can do it, you can do it.

I'll take this back,

work on it, fix it for you.

Then we'll try it again.

You did good, Maggie.

[Sighs]

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[Whispering indistinctly]

Blessed are they who die in the Lord,

so saith the Spirit.

Blessed are they who die in the Lord,

so saith the Spirit, for
they rest from their labors.

Blessed are they who...

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Tell me, Father.

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You have guided me through
the darkest of times.

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I treasure our conversation and
the guidance you have given me.

Is there anything I should know?

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Thank you, Father.

[Indistinct conversations]

Man: Enlist in the
Commonwealth Army today.

- Help protect...
- How long is your break?

Not long.

Just enough to show you my
dorm room and then get back.

You've always lived in a dorm here?

[Laughing] Yeah. It's great.

Tomi, I'm sorry.

I-I just don't understand
why you wouldn't want the life

that comes along with
being a doctor here.

I don't want to go back to before.

Well, it wouldn't be the same.

Dad isn't here to put pressure on you.

It wasn't just Dad.

And you liked that type
of life, but I didn't.

Never turning it off, never sleeping,

everything moving too fast.

People who burn themselves out for work

until they die or want to?

Do your part to keep our community safe.

- [Sighs]
- Hey, you used to love the job.

I remember how you used to
look when you saved someone,

- when you told somebody good news.
- Please stop. Please stop.

That's the Commonwealth way.

Sit.

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No one can know that
I was a doctor, okay?

Promise me.

- What does that mean?
- Just trust me, okay?

[Sighs]

I like things the way they are.

This place makes sense.

- There's order, a system...
- Okay!

Okay.

Fine.

Enlist in the Commonwealth Army today.

Help protect your neighbors
and defend our home.

Remember, we're all in this together.

I have a meeting with
Pamela Milton later.

Anything I should know?

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[Chuckles] That's nice for you.

Someone like me would
never meet Ms. Milton.

Why not?

You have to know your place.

- You.
- Hey, whoa, whoa!

- Hey! Hey!
- What do you think I did?

I did nothing wrong, I swear.

Hey! Stop! I'm his lawyer.

- He's entitled to hear his rights.
- Miko, Miko, no.

- Miko, leave it alone.
- Come on. Move it.

That's the Commonwealth way.

[Walkers growling]

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[Sighs]

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I told you you'd get it right.

Congrats and you're welcome.

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Has he changed?

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[Sighs]

We can't know that.

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He's helpful.

He would be,

long as there's something in it for him.

So, your promise?

♪♪

I hope I can keep it.

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You know, keep an eye open
for which one you want,

because as soon as we
restock, you've got first dibs.

Hey! I need to talk to you.

[Radio chatter]

- Where the hell is my brother?
- He's fine.

That wasn't my question.

You made an appointment with Pamela,

even after I told you and your friends

that I was taking care of things.

You almost screwed everything up.

You kidnapped my brother off the street.

Fair enough.

He'll be home tonight.
That's how much time I need.

For what?

Alright, it works like
this. It's real simple.

Your people need help, right?

And you want your friends,

who broke the law, to go free.

Those are big asks.

I can deliver for you.

There must be something in it for you.

♪♪

A friend in high places.

Someday, I might need a favor,

and you might be favorably inclined.

So what do you say?

Can you sit tight for a few more hours?

♪♪

A few hours.

Excellent.

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[Birds chirping]

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Hey.

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Patrol has been all through here.

They've checked every
building for miles.

These trails should be cold.

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Well, it looks like
someone's been through here.

Heads up.

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Come out! Hands up.

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Please, don't sh**t.

I-I-I have a family who needs me.

Please.

You staying over there?

- No.
- How'd you avoid the patrols?

What?

There's been soldiers
looking for people like you.

How'd you avoid them?

I-I don't know what that means.

Then you're of no use to us.

You don't know what we've been through.

My wife is hurt real bad.

I can't... I can't care
for her and look for food.

Please just... just let me go.

Show us or I'll sh**t and
find your family later.

Okay.

Just please don't hurt us.

Move.

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Shaw to Pope.

- Hold up.
- Pope: Go ahead, Shaw.

We found a man in the woods.

Not sure if he's a part of our targets.

He's taking us to his people.

How do you want us to engage?

Pope: k*ll them.

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Copy that.

Daryl: Move.

[Walkers growling]

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You know, I feel for you in all of this.

You might think that's bullshit,

but it's true.

How's that?

I'm not a robot, Rhee.

It sucks to see your friends as walkers.

And that would be enough.

But you are about to do some crazy sh*t

and break into a community
that you built and lost.

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I get it.

Your community and mine

were lost in very different ways.

You think I don't understand

the losing side of a m*ssacre?

There were no children
at the satellite station.

No families.

Then where'd Aaron get Gracie?

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You think I don't know about that?

You can't debate battle plans with me.

Levels of cruelty.

Look, all I'm saying is that I remember

when my home was invaded
and my people were k*lled.

Those men... they had friends.

They had girlfriends.

People that felt a loss
that I couldn't heal.

And I had to explain to them why...

Why their leader failed to protect them.

You k*lled people who had families.

♪♪

And you did it in
front of their families.

Yeah.

I did.

But the world is different now, Maggie.

Fewer people to fight for, fight with.

Hell, there's fewer
things to fight over.

♪♪

Are you saying you'd
do things differently?

♪♪

Yeah.

Yeah, if I could do it all over again...

♪♪

...I'd have k*lled
every single one of you.

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Why would you say that?

♪♪

It's the truth.

We got to do whatever we can

to protect our people, right?

I mean, that's why we're here.

That's why we're doing this.

♪♪

Why would you say that to me?

♪♪

We had a good day, you and I.

And the only way this
works, Maggie, is...

Is if we're honest.

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Where do they bring these, exactly?

[Grunts]

Uh, I don't know.

Somewhere far from the
fields and the water supply.

Ezekiel: Friends!

[Laughs] Much gratitude.

I see you've done all my work for me.

And I didn't even bring you lollipops.

Wait.

Ha! [Laughs]

You don't want one?

Oh, I have had several. [Chuckles]

- So, how was it?
- Good as new.

I got antibiotics,
painkillers, IV fluids.

Thank you, truly, friend.

Happy to do it.

Glad everyone's okay. [Chuckles]

You feel up to a new assignment or...

Yes!

Bring it on.

Stephanie, Eugene,

I'd like you to clear the area
up along the north fence line.

- Can you show him?
- Yeah, sure.

Excellent.

Ezekiel, Princess, come with me.

♪♪

[Walkers growling]

♪♪

Gabriel: Maggie.

♪♪

Good news.

It's still there.

You run into any of them?

No.

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[Growling continues]

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That looks good over there.

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[Walkers growling]

Come on, man.

♪♪

I got this one.

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Eugene!

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Thanks, partner.

Teamwork is all.

Yeah.

What the hell was that about?

You just disrupted our date.

Excuse me.

We just saved your life.

We have private security for that.

Eugene, let's go.

- They're...
- You know what? Best idea yet.

Well, there's no reason
to be so rude, hoss.

[Chuckles] Hoss?

Oh, my God. Sorry.

I'm just not used to talking
to a plebeian, so this is...

Oh, someone used their dictionary.

- Hey, Eugene.
- Now, just a minute.

We have earned either
gratitude or an apology,

whichever this young
man can muster first.

- Eugene.
- Who the hell do you think that you are?

I think I'm talking
to someone who's being

- extremely rude right now.
- Eugene.

Now just hold your horses one second.

You have no idea who
you're talking to right now.

Oh, I think I do, and that
would be a tiny, little man.

You're so smart.

♪♪

[Screams]

You stupid bitch!

Look what you just did to my girlfriend!

♪♪

[Groans]

Oh, my God! What did you do?!

This guy was being, well, an assh*le.

- Look, we're... We're so sorry.
- No, don't touch!

We've been working without a break,

and he didn't mean to.

What the hell happened here?

Look what they did to Kayla.

These lunatics att*cked us.

You know, this is all your fault, Mercer.

Where the hell were you?!

I had g*dd*mn rotters up my ass!

And then this dumb sh*t
rolled up and att*cked me.

That is categorically untrue.

Did you hit him?

- Yes, but...
- What the hell were you thinking?

Don't you know who that is?

♪♪

Hi. I'm Yumiko Okumura.

I'm here for my meeting with Ms. Milton.

Thank you for being on time.

Ms. Milton is fastidious
about her schedule.

Would you like an herbal tea?

No, thank you.

Sparkling water or espresso?

No. I'm alright.

Please, have a seat.

♪♪

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You're part of the new
group that came in, right?

♪♪

Yeah.

I guess.

- Are you all settling in okay?
- Yeah.

I mean, I haven't seen my
friends in a few days, so...

♪♪

Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.

Is everyone okay?

[Telephone rings]

Yes?

Yes. Of course.

I'll... I'll do it now.

♪♪

Is everything okay?

I'm afraid Ms. Milton
will have to reschedule.

Someone just att*cked her son.

♪♪

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[Door opens]

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[Chuckles]

Situation like that,

you're supposed to save him,

protect the governor's son.

You'd have been a hero.

You could have asked for anything.

My apologies.

I did not ascertain such a conclusion.

Alright, no more screwing around.

You want out,

now the price is higher.

I need the name of your
town and how to get there.

T-That is beyond my purview.

Then welcome.

This is home.

Your friends can keep k*lling walkers.

Your people, wherever they are,

can figure things out on their own.

I-If I were to disclose
those coordinates,

what guarantee could you provide

for my community's safety?

Look around.

Think how we've treated you.

All the chances you've gotten.

That's not a directly reply to my query.

Up to you.

[Door opens]

Wait.

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[Walkers growling]

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[Walkers growling]

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[Thunder rumbles]

[Door creaks]

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See?

I told you the truth.

Please don't hurt us.

[Thunder rumbles]

♪♪

You need to take your son and run.

Don't ever come back here.

♪♪

Go with your dad.

Go ahead, honey.

Don't be afraid.

It's okay.

♪♪

[Crying]

I love you.

I love you.

Go.

♪♪

[Sighs]

Oh, thank God for you.

He answered my prayers.

They were never gonna leave
while I was still alive,

and it was dangerous for them to stay.

♪♪

I'm ready.

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Please.

♪♪

[Thunder rumbles]

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What are you gonna tell Pope?

♪♪

That you k*lled them.

It'll be good for you.

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Look, Leah, there's
something I need to tell you.

Man: Come in, Shaw.

Shaw. Over.

We need you back ASAP.

We gotta go.

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[Thunder rumbles]

[Walkers growling]

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[Crying softly]

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I'll tell you what.

You make me a promise in
front of the g*dd*mn priest,

and I will stick around.

Promise you what?

I do this for you, then
we're even, we are good.

I don't have to keep
looking over my shoulder.

I think that Negan feels

that as much as he doesn't trust Maggie,

as much as he feels that she hates him

and wishes him ill, I do think he senses

that she's a straight
sh**t in some ways.

There's an aspect to Negan
that's like that, too.

I mean, like, Negan
is a tricky individual,

but you can't really say
that he's much of a liar.

You kind of wish, "Man, if
they could only see eye-to-eye,

they could actually be a
very, very powerful team.

But you understand why
they don't, of course.

The interesting thing
is, Maggie's, like,

kind of response to
him asking for a promise

is just to kind of look at
him and be almost, like, amused

darkly about the fact that
he'd take a promise from her.

♪♪

Negan used to be a gym teacher.

He's always had this kind
of patience with children.

I think he likes to teach.

- You ready?
- This is not fun.

Well, not with that attitude.

If you really think about,
like, what he's doing

when he's monologuing all the time,

you wonder who's the villain.
He was trying to teach people

about his philosophy of the world.

For us, as writers, it makes
all the sense in the world

that he would actually
be a pretty decent coach

and know how to sort of, like, motivate

and be like, "You're doing great,"

because I actually think

that is pretty fundamental to who he is.

You did good, Maggie.

Maggie hates that she needs
Negan to help her with anything.

She's used to being
good at what she does,

and she certainly doesn't
like to be bad at what she does

in front of him.

One of my favorite scenes is
the scene where Maggie and Negan

talk about what happened in the past,

kind of where they are now.

Negan brings up the att*ck
in the satellite station

wiping out this entire group of Saviors.

We know that those Saviors
were doing bad things

and they were doing harm to people,

but at the same time, to our characters,

what's interesting is,
like, these were just

nameless, faceless
people that they felt like

they could go in and k*ll.

And I think, from Negan's perspective,

those were people that
wanted to live their lives.

Like, they had families.
There was that baby Gracie.

Once you start, like, looking at it

and flip the view, it
does change some things.

They were still human beings
that lost their lives in that.

One of the things that we always
try to remember in the show is

that with any villain, there
is still a humanity there.

There's still a person
at the bottom of it all.

It can be a very, very evil person,

but there's still a person,

and they're connected to other people,

who, for whatever reason, have decided

that this is the best path to go down.

We did talk about, like,

"Does Negan regret
what he did with Glenn?"

Like, "Does he regret that?"
And I don't think he does.

I think he thinks that was
the right strategic move.

Yeah, if I could do it all over again,

I'd have k*lled every single one of you.

If he's thinking of, "How could
I have preserved what I had?"

he should have wiped them all out.

His problem was, he kept liking them

and not wanting to k*ll more.

So, if he had wanted to win that w*r,

he probably should have wiped
out everybody in that line,

because they were all leaders
who rose up against him.

And that's a very, very dark position,

but at the same time, you
know, as they're on the brink

of going in against these
people and they're talking about,

"Do we just sneak in and take the food?

Or do we have to do something more?"

he's kind of saying, "Let's be real here

about what we're talking
about on this mission."

You are about to do some crazy sh*t

and break into a community
that you built and lost.

- [Birds chirping]
- I get it.

♪♪

One of the themes
we've been dealing with,

with Father Gabriel, is just
his relationship to faith

over the course of years.

And I think one of the things

that we've really held on to with him

is that he continues
to wear that collar.

Even during times when
things are terrible,

he has tried and tried
to hold on to his faith.

But he's definitely been feeling

like he doesn't hear God anymore.

It's something that bothers him.

And I just thought it
was really interesting,

as we were talking about
this sort of religious figure

that would be embedded with the Reapers,

and they have their own
interpretation of religion,

we wanted to deal with a group
that has a very particular way

in which they feel that they are chosen

and what they choose to do with it.

And I think, for
Gabriel, who is struggling

and trying to find that
feeling he once felt

when he was just sort of a
young priest starting out,

he's definitely taken
aback by seeing this person

who seems to be just
actively talking to God

and at least is acting
like he hears God's voice.

And what does that mean to Gabriel?

And it almost feels like
a sign to him in some way.

You have guided me through
the darkest of times.

I treasure our conversation

and the guidance you have given me.

Thank you, Father.

One of the things we
wanted to show in this story

is that Leah... she is
an independent thinker.

I think she's used to following orders,

and we know that she feels like Pope

gave her the family that she has

and believed in her when
nobody else believed in her.

And we think that's really important.

And so she has this loyalty to him.

And I think, in some
ways, like, this is a story

of the frog boiling in a pot.

The water has just gotten slowly
hotter and hotter over time.

And your sense of what
is normal and acceptable,

like, the line just starts to move.

But it moves so slowly
that you don't notice it

until, suddenly, like, the guy's
locking you in a burning room,

and you're like, "That
seems off, right?"

And I think, like, Daryl is right there,

trying to feel out, like,
"Is that the real you?"

Like, "Does this feel like
normal behavior to you?"

And I think, like, in that way,
he's testing her and seeing,

like, whether's she somebody
that could help him in this.

And he doesn't know.

Like, he's trying to work it all out.

I don't think he has a
whole lot of trust in her

at this point, since
she's with this group.

But they come across this young father,

and Leah has this very
just sort of, like,

emotional reaction to it.

And she defies Pope's
order to k*ll them.

You need to take your son and run.

Don't ever come back here.

In that moment, Daryl is starting to see

that he was not wrong.

She does still have
this emotional core...

The part of her that
he thought was sweet

and cared about protecting people.

I think he's looking for those clues

that tell him whether or not

he can bring her in on what he's doing.

♪♪

[Sighs]

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