40 - Monsters

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They are reading a Newspaper article interview of correctional counselor Nick Roberts report on suspected mass murderer Dr. William Isaak “Bill” Roberts age 41. The report says he should stay at a medical facility indefinitely because he is unstable and could succumb to outside stressors, he is lucid but he can lose control either on purpose or otherwise. He is best when he is left alone, He was in Cane mental hospital then transferred to country jail. Another inmate had a jail tattoo kit. Ink was discovered with tattoos covering his hands and face. Ink paid off someone named Cowen in the next cell to tattoo him. Kelly shows Michael a picture of Ink, in his suit, before he was tattooed and the footage from Dunbar, Roberts is definitely Ink. All Kelly could find about his murders was it happened last May in Santa Monica. Ink killed his wife, the guy she was cheating with and his whole family. Ink was locked up when the outbreak occurred.

Kelly noticed that Ink had a hearing for sentencing out the country courthouse the day of the outbreak, the courthouse should have hard copies of his papers in the Judges chamber. Any other information would be electronic and nearly impossible to get.
Michael checks with Saul and finds out that Lizzy is welding up a gun mount on another truck and asks Saul
Kelly tells Michael that she will give him directions on the way there. She insists on going because she knows her way around the court house, and she knows what files to look for.
Kelly and Tonya still don’t have any updates on the chemicals and notes they found at Raydon labs.

Michael bangs on the door to wake up Robbins but Puck says he is dead, asphyxiated on his own fat. Robbins tells them he’s up and Michael tells Puck that he hates him.
Michael confirms that Tonya and Victor are at the mortuary. Kelly assumes that Tony is busy reviewing the blood samples of the girl that changed named Wendy.

Tonya and Victor are driving to ground Zero. Tonya finds a loose fitting on one scuba tank. Tonya says if he was worried about it she would wear that tank. Victors says that she might not even need the tank. Victor tells her that everyone knows that Saul and Victor are special because they survived zombie infection. Maybe it was the antibiotics and Victor hopefully asks if she has more but they are all gone. There is a thunderstorm brewing and Victor is worried about it and about not having a gun truck. Tonya has some bags to take samples.

They drove deep into Englewood and even parked at the same spot but something is different, A crow cries letting everyone know that the air isn’t dangerous but Victor doesn’t notice. Victor tells Tonya to watch her vector and tells Victor that he is starting to sound like Saul. Victor laments that everyone forgets how much time he spent out in field, and when Tonya says that it’s not true, Victor tells her to tell it to Michael. What Victor does notice a little later is that the bodies are all gone meaning that the zombies came and got them. Victor then comments that the haze is gone so Tonya takes off her mask. She convinces Victor to take off his mask and when he can breathe he realizes that the zombies won’t be kept out. When he goes to leave they notice a zombie next to the truck with its back to them. Victor wants to radio for help but Tonya begs him not to because Saul and her might be infected. She needs a sample of what’s there to test against them. If everyone thinks they might be infected you know what they will do. Tonya pleads Saul said I could trust you that you were his best friend.

One the count of 3 they are going to round the corner and shoot the zombie. Victor sees a pale white little one jump on the normal zombie and tear into it, he saw the number 7 on it and held his fire but Tonya shot at it, getting its attention so they run.

Michael is arguing with the colony to keep his truck. Michael says he fixed this truck he gets to use it. Carl plays devil’s advocate on how important it is for the colony to find fuel to grow crops and preserve the food they have. Robbins argue that food is worthless if they are dead while Carl argues that finding the zombies won’t matter if they starve. Carl also argues that they haven’t prevented any attacks, and chasing them might actually cause an attack. Kelly comments that some of the big zombie attacks seem retaliatory. This really pisses Robbins off and he rants how the zombies are just waiting to kill them. Kelly responds with the fact the Robbins is lumping them all together and that some are different.

When they get to a parking area near the secure entrance to the courthouse Robbins finds a transport Van that was torn apart. A crow cries. Kelly checks and verifies that this is the transport that was carrying “Bill Roberts”. Ink never even made it inside the courthouse, this is where INK was turned.

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CJ is working on Paperwork, Pegs is bragging about the fact the Mrs. Maggoo the cow is making milk and her calf Mr. Moowern’s is cute and that another cow Lady Grey is also pregnant. Pegs offers her Milk but CJ is lactose intolerant. CJ seems a little intimidated that Pegs is so successful with the farming. CJ is really stresses that diesel fuel shortage may let the food spoil. The lack of gun trucks is making it impossible to search farther out. They are also running out of large caliber bullets. The biggest problem of the fuel shortage is preventing them from getting fresh water. Glen and Datu have been working on a new water pump.

There is less than a week before all the diesel is gone there is enough unleaded to run smaller generators for another week after that. They might have to move but there are not enough supplies to make a big move. Pegs is optimistic but CJ is losing hope. CJ says there in not a good enough way to filter the oils and infections from the river water, she is not even happy about using it for the crops. She says after all they went through all the Z’s really had to do was wait them out.

Scene switches to what sounds like a thunderstorm. Tonya begs Victor to take the tanks off because they are heavy. Victor tells Tonya he has to call for help now. A little one is beating on the door but they hear a sound so loud that it must be an earthquake. Frantically they put their air tanks on and run for the truck hoping the zombies die. They crawled under a fence but Tonya’s harness is stuck on the fence. They leave Tonya’s tank behind just as Little one number seven crawled under the fence after them. Victor shoots at the zombie but hits the tank which explodes shooting back like a rocket, dragging the little one with it until crashing into a brick wall. The haze is flowing out of a crack and Tonya Runs off to get an air sample. Victor notices in shock that Tonya can breathe the haze with no problems. The sound of little one lets them know that they can breathe the haze too. They make it too the truck safely and drive off. Tonya calls the closest patrol Mac, who is in Glenwood, when asked he said he didn’t feel the aftershock. Mac asks why she is in a car and she lies and claims it’s the generators. Tonya confides in Victor that if she and Saul and the little one can breathe the haze that it is not good.


Puck, Michael, Robbins, and Kelly are looking for the records center in the courthouse. Carl and Muldoon are waiting in the truck. Michael is having fun telling Kelly what a fantastic wonderful princess Kelly is and he hopes she is having fun transcribing this. The courtroom is completely black. This was the room that Ink (William Roberts) was tried. Kelly mentions that OJ Simpson was tried here too. Puck says so that’s where his guilty ass sat. Kelly corrects him that they found OJ innocent but Puck stands by what he said. They find nothing in the courtroom so they go into the Judges chamber.

Kelly finds his court files and evidence mixed in with other trials. They head down to the truck, Puck mentions that there are cameras everywhere and if they are not in a hurry they could find camera footage. They only have 2 spare batteries and they burn through one checking cameras. Pegs is trying to call Michael on the radio but he says he will talk to her later. Puck wants to see why INK was not killed when the zombies attacked. Puck finds files at 10:42 AM. 3 regulars attack the van and manage to get his arm and moments later they stop attacking. They comment that INK never made a sound. Battery is running low so they skip forward 30 minutes. The back of the van was kicked open and Ink stepped out. The 2 biters around him froze and even stepped aside to let him walk by. The battery died and everything went black.

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"After all we went through all they really had to do was wait us out" - CJ in 40 - Monsters

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"It was then, that Kelly, the overworked, wonderful, gorgeous, brilliant princess led us right to where we needed to go. With the ugly and horrible Michael, close behind." - Michael via Kelly in 40 - Monsters

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[hide][top]Links

• IMDB Page for Chapter 2: "Inadequate Strength"