41 - Eye of the Storm

Michael brings Datu into a bedroom, at a unknown safe house, bringing with him a chain to lock him onto the bed, saying he hates to do this, but with Datu accepting it. Tanya asks to take another sample, and requests Michael to take more samples every two hours. Michael sarcastically shows his enthusiasm, with Puck saying that they will take it in shifts to take the samples. Tanya says she will leave one of her spare scopes to test the sample, and that she will show them how to use it. Pucks offers Datu something to eat, and Michael puts the syringe for Datu in close reach. Tanya says she will call in the morning to collect the samples, with Michael hoping that the radios won't cut out, where Tanya says she will collect the samples, even if she has to drive there. Tanya asks Datu to hang in there, before she takes her leave. Puck says that the others have gone to escort them back, but with Puck staying behind, offering Michael the other room, and saying he will organize a schedule for the sample collecting. Michael tells Datu where more blankets are, and that they will be leaving at 6 AM. Datu tells Michael that he will fix the pump, and asks him to make Datu a promise that he will not let Datu turn. Michael says they will handle it when it happens, but Datu asks to do it before he turns, not after. Michael says he will leave the syringe there so Datu can do it himself, but Datu replies that it is unforgivable for him to do it, as it is a sin. Michael asks isn't it still a sin if he has assistance in his suicide, with Datu saying that no it would not; that he would be protecting Datu, and he knows where he is going when he dies. Datu then shares his uncertainty of what would happen to his soul if he happened to turn, and again asks Michael to make sure it does not happen. Michael says that they will make sure it does not happen, but Datu asks that Michael be the one to do it, as he is the only one he can trust. Michael says that he does not want to do that, but Datu then says that he needed it, and that he worries what will happen next, saying that there was nothing in the eyes of the one that bit him, just skin, and lots of hair.

Michael notices Datu's his detail about the hair, with Datu describing that he had a big, dirty beard, with long hair. Michael recognises him as Randy, but presses Datu to remember any details. Datu says he cannot remember, that he was panicking in the moment. Michael asks if he can remember anything else, that it is important for him. Datu then starts to remember, describing a dark spot on the Biters face, a dark blue shirt, with Michael finishing the description of having brown pants. Datu describes his smell, even with the fact is was raining. Datu then remembers another fact, saying he thought it had said something. The scene of when Datu was bit replays, where he says that the biter chose to leave him. Michael says that this was his fault, with Datu saying that he could of done nothing. Michael says that there was in fact something he could of done, but he could not "do it before". Datu says he does not understand, with Michael saying that he wouldn't expect him to, as he has not told anyone before. He says that he was thinking he was gone, with Datu asking who? Michael says that it was Randy, that attacking him. Datu questions Michael if he knew Randy, which Michael starts to describe how. He says that as well as him, Angel and Saul knew him too, as he was stationed with another Unit in the same base as them. He says that they weren't that close, but he considered them friends. Michael then questions how much of [The events of We're Alive] was up to Randy. Datu says he still does not understand.

Michael starts to explain to Datu that, when they went to the Water station to try running the water again, that someone else was there too. The scene of Michael disappearing at the waterworks plays, with Datu, Angel and Riley leaving through the backdoor, where Michael shoots one of the steam tanks. He describes that after the boom, he went off the platform and onto the pipes below, saying the Behemoth wouldn't be able to see or smell Michael. As Angel calls out for Michael, the Behemoth stands above where Michael was, meaning he could not shout out to run. Michael notices that someone else is down there with him, with them signalling Michael to stay quiet. Angel attempts to get Michael, where the Behemoth runs at the door where Angel is, where they run off to continue the mission. The Behemoth then leaves the building, taking some of it with the Behemoth. Randy then says that the coast is clear, with Michael then noticing who it is that is trapped. Michael helps Randy, stating that he looked different, with long hair and a beard, with a dirty blue shirt and tan pants. Randy thanks Michael for helping him out, saying he was down there for a long time. Michael asks Randy how he was here, but with Randy saying he needed to fix the steam flowing into the room. Michael then goes on to describe Randy as "a hell of a smart guy", as he was part of a engineering unit. Michael states that he would of been happy to bring Randy back with him. Randy says that he has been trapped there for a long while. Michael asks if he had been running the water there, with the other people Michael and the others had found earlier, with him apologising. Randy questions about where the behemoth came from, saying "it's hard enough to get by nowadays". Michael says it is getting clearer, with Randy telling him to follow him as he knows where he is going. Michael asks what Randy was doing here, with Randy saying that he was living nearby, with the notes from Dunbar confirming that Randy lived with CJ. Datu asks if CJ knows, with Michael saying that it did not matter. Randy says that he nearly came out when he heard voices, but decided not to when he heard the behemoth. Michael tells Randy that Angel and Saul are alive too, with Randy showing excitement that Saul was alive, but ignoring that Angel was alive too. Randy notices that the water station is too damaged to be repaired, with Michael saying that they should get out. They perform an ammo check, with Randy leading the way out. Michael asks if Randy made it to the military base, where Randy says that he did, although it was already overrun, because of Michael setting off the alarm. Randy says that they cannot enter the way the came in, where they try to get out the back. Michael asks if anyone else survived, where Randy says his wife did not make it. Randy attempts to use his tools to get out the same way Angel and Datu did, but then zombies begin to arrive. Randy uses a pipe to leaver the pile up, giving enough room for them to get out. As Michael crawls under, he attempts to pull Randy with him, where Randy then gets jumped by a zombie, and gets bit. The pipe holding up the door gets knocked, landing on Michael's arm, breaking it. Randy manages to fight off the zombie, and lifts the door back up. Michael asks whats wrong, with Randy finding out he was bit. As Randy tries to open the door, he begins to turn, he begs Michael to shoot him before he turns. As Michael raises his rifle, he freezes, being unwilling to shoot Randy. The door then collapses, with Randy on the otherside, ending the turning phase. Michael then completely fills up the gap with rubble, stopping Randy from escaping. Michael questions why he couldn't shoot Randy, either because it was his friend, or because of the pain from his broken arm. Randy is trapped on the inside, and Michael goes on to leave the Water station.