Hey, kid. How's your parents?
Well, guess I'll see you next time it snows.
Killer snow fort, by the way.
All right.
Those-- those are mine.
That's mine, Jack.
Then, grab one of-- You have one of these.
And-- and then...
Where's your parents?
They went to town to get supplies.
Town, huh?
That's, what, an hour away?
Yeah.
Here, we'll wait with you, sweetie.
No, I mean, they're inside.
Come on, sweetie.
Well, why don't you go get them?
Let's go. Come here.
Put me down.
- Jack. Jack! - No. Put her down.
- Put her down! - Okay. Okay.
Hey, hey, hey.
We're just here to make sure you're okay. That's all.
All right?
You're out here by yourself?
Jack, there's no one around for 40 miles.
It's not safe right now.
Look, we're the good guys. Okay?
I promise you.
Come on.
Let's go inside.
There you go.
- Come on, baby. - Atta boy.
Do you want to play some games or something?
Fridge has power.
How long have you been alone?
We're not alone. We have Scout.
Well, look, buddy,
we're going to stay here until they get back. Okay?
We just want to protect you and your little sister here.
Hm.
Who's these?
They don't work for me anymore.
Okay.
I'm going to go hide the truck in our special-- special spot.
Don't want your dad to find us, he'll ruin all the fun.
Seriously, he really needs to leave us the f-- eff alone.
Gonna take me about an hour to walk back.
Lock up.
They got lots of food, electricity, a ton of room.
This place is a fortress.
Maybe we could stay
even after they lift martial law.
Like forever?
Like forever, babe.
Hm. Okay.
Come on, Brooke, let's sleep in here tonight.
Mm.
- It's good. - Mm-hmm.
I like our new family.
Why do you keep staring at your dog?
Is she a seizure dog?
My cousin has one of those.
Hey, buddy, what do we do if you have a seizure?
It will be over before you know it.
Is it time?
- Oh, my gosh. - Wow!
That's-- that's the move right there.
Watching the movie with a Cowboy.
It's okay, Brooke. It's okay.
Come here. Come here.
- I gotta pee. - Now?
You better hurry back.
Donny.
Right there.
Cut the lights, then.
Nice.
They can't see us anymore.
Mel?
Mel? Mel...
Run.
Hi. Hello.
Hi. Hi...
What's your name?
Dan.
What kind of stupid name is that?
How did you get past my traps?
I was a special type of soldier.
My family works for Homeland.
Where are they?
When will they be back?
So, you don't want to be our new parents?
If I could just get my gun and my knife back,
I'll be on my way.
Look, you don't want me here, I don't want to be here,
so just give me my gun and my knife back.
- Nope. - Give me my gun and my knife.
I'll give you your gun and your knife back
if you help fix the house.
Do you want our food?
Do you want our medicine?
I miss video games.
And TV.
What is it exactly that you need me to do?
The electricity.
What's this?
I use them for my darts.
Was your dad a doctor?
No, he's a scientist,
and he's going to save the world.
Well, I don't see
any instruction manuals anywhere.
The instruction manuals are in here.
I need electricity to turn that on,
and I can't turn that on without a manual.
I know!
My mom runs on here, and it makes the house work.
I can't make it go.
Hm.
What does your mom do for Homeland again?
She's special, like you.
Why did you kill him?
As long as there's one of them, just one of them, nobody's safe.
We're safe in here.
I've seen them go through windows.
These windows are bulletproof.
How would you know? What are you, seven?
I know you're a big, stinky idiot. Come on, Brooke.
I think I saw him go over there.
Got one.
No.
She needs to learn.
You scout up ahead,
see if you can find any more of them.
How do you know he was infected?
It's a stranger.
Do we have to worry so much?
No outsiders. No excuses. No weakness.
We stand together safe.
Don't cry.
I'm sorry. I know I come off strong.
Just don't know what I would do if anything happened
to you and your sister.
I love you.
I know you do.
Maybe convince your sister of that, then we'd be set.
Gabriel, you do it.
You protect your family, protect your people.
Protect your people, girl.
Don't waste the ammo.
It's already dead.
Come on.
You are stinky.
Come in.
Hm, thanks.
Put it in your hair.
Oh.
- Like this? - Mm-hmm.
- You like that chocolate? - Yeah.
Do you want some, uh, sausage?
Hey. What are you doing?
Those aren't your clothes. Those are my dad's.
I didn't think that...
That's right, you didn't think,
because you're a big idiot.
Don't touch! It's private! Okay?
Scout, guard.
- Good night, Brooke. Love you. - Love you, too.
Is that thing your mother?
You're a good kid.
But I'm going to need my gun and my knife back.
Treadmill?
Do people come here often?
Is there a town near here?
Yep. About an hour away.
Is that where your parents went?
Mm.
Do you know how long they've been gone?
What do you call a magic turd?
Poodini.
I'm just trying to figure out where your parents went.
They're dead, okay? My mom and dad are dead!
Look, I can't stay here.
I made a promise to someone, so I have to keep heading north.
But I can't leave you guys here alone.
So, hopefully, I can fix this thing,
and I'll take you with me.
- How does that sound? - And Scout too?
Yeah, your little dog too.
Jack!
Where's your sister?
Come on, this way.
Jack.
- Whoa! Don't. - Don't.
Don't. Just drop it or I'll...
I am taking her.
Don't take another step, man. I mean it.
He'll do it. He'll do it.
He will.
I got these two.
Hey, what the...
♪ ...Did you sleep last night
♪ In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine ♪
♪ I would shiver The whole night through ♪
- Mommy! - Mom!
♪ I'm going where The cold wind blows ♪
♪ In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine ♪
♪ I would shiver the whole...
Have a seat.
- Dan, have a seat. - Eggs?
Freeze dried are my specialty.
So, you're not dead.
You and Jack are infected.
- Yes, you are. - See? We're the same.
You see, there's two types of infected.
There are deaders, what you're thinking of,
those things,
no more higher brain function, frenzied, need to feed.
They infect others
with their saliva or blood.
Eat your eggs.
Somehow, you got infected, right?
And then at some point, you changed back.
It's the ultimate disease and the ultimate cure,
'cause when you change back, all injuries, wounds, diseases,
anything and everything, they all heal.
You're what we call a changer.
We?
The Office of Domestic Preparedness.
We're a specialized division of Homeland.
How do I know when I'll change again?
Great question. You don't.
Unless you have a trained dog like Scout here.
They can smell it coming.
Hm.
How often do I change?
They call it Heyde Syndrome. You never know.
Uh, I need-- I need some air.
Was it my eggs?
We're the same.
I wish you meant just boys.
How long was I infected for this last time?
I don't know. Twenty-four days?
So, that's where you go when you change?
Yep.
Inside, now!
Heard you been absent.
Not any more than usual.
Where's your husband? Your son?
How can I help you, Brett?
Just been looking for my daughter Melanie
and that... dipshit husband of hers.
Is everything okay?
When is the last time you seen them?
Anybody else been by?
I don't think we're as popular as you think we are, Brett.
Where's your boy and hubby?
Inside.
Are all these windows bulletproof?
Yep.
Well, invite us in.
- Well, the thing is-- - Well, it's no problem.
We're here.
Boys.
Mom! Dad broke Brooke's diaper bag,
and it got poop everywhere. See?
If you're missing people, we'll help you search,
but give us a second and we'll clean this up.
No, it's okay.
You got family to attend to.
Just worried about my children, same as you.
Same as anyone.
What would you do if something happened to them?
Come on, let's go, back to the garage.
That was genius!
Brooke doesn't even wear diapers!
Will Dueling Banjos be back?
There's a town about 44 miles away,
about a hundred people. He'll be too busy with them.
Is that why you picked the place?
Homeland built it for the outbreak.
- They knew about the outbreak? - They did.
How long?
Long enough to build a lot of them.
They don't even know we're here.
Bullshit. Bullshit!
We didn't know.
You could have warned people, saved lives.
Jack had heart disease, cardiovascular hypertension.
It's an enlarged heart, and it was about to give out.
My husband, Steven, was a scientist for the CDC,
and he thought about giving it to him as a cure...
so we came up here and infected him.
But it's not a cure. It's-- it's--
No, it wasn't.
But he's alive.
How did you know he would change?
When you're full-blown infected, the difference is...
Deaders can die.
There's no other way to tell?
No. You can wait for them to change,
but there's no way to tell how long.
That's why he lays all the traps.
Yeah. He's a good boy.
And your husband?
Jack was in the holding cell. It had been a long one,
and Steven went down to check on him.
It was before we thought about the handcuffs.
And Jack bit him.
I tracked Steven for a while.
Plan was to save him, but--
I waited with him, but he never changed.
You do the best you can in the moment.
And those kids need their mother.
I know.
Mom! Mommy!
Aw. Mm. Oh.
I love you guys.
It says, "Comics in films. Defining the characteristics."
Let's see if we can find a "J" in this book.
No. "M" for mousey.
And there's a queen. Queen.
And there's a Joker.
Okay. I have to go.
I'll be right back.
I gotta go on the treadmill.
- No. - I know. I don't want to either.
Hm.
Nice.
Okay, let's get back to reading,
because the man is downstairs, running on the treadmill.
Isn't that nice?
Mommy can stay with you.
Let's see what movie...
Oh, yeah, let's look at another picture right here.
Jack.
Brett?
Sheriff.
You looking for something?
Because you know we're on lockdown, right?
Just looking for my daughter Melanie.
Melanie?
The two of you copacetic or...
Yep. Just her and that dumbass husband of hers...
been missing for some time now.
Well, we can help you find her.
Me and mine got this.
Ain't looking for no fight, Sheriff.
On my word.
Just need to find my daughter, make sure she's okay.
Hospital's way overcrowded,
but uh, I got some deputies keeping an eye out.
If she turns up, I'll notify you.
Do it again.
Oh, don't fall.
- Uh, that looks fine. - Not yet. Not yet.
- What are you doing? - ...no. This one.
- Do it again. - Look,
I'm going to come up with you.
Don't fall....
You're really good with him.
Do you have experience with kids?
- Hey, I'm over here. - Oh, I'm sorry,
I didn't-- I didn't mean to.
No, it's just, uh-- it's just-- it's just me.
Mom! I think I'm changing.
Oh, no. It's happening.
It's okay, Jack. It's okay. Mommy loves you.
You'll be safe right here.
It's okay.
Mama loves you.
It's okay. It's okay, Jack. It's okay.
Mommy's here.
Don't you see her?
I-- I would do it!
I know you can. Okay, Dan? Okay? Get on it.
Oh, I got you. It's okay.
You can-- Your-- You can stay here with us.
You want me to stay here with you?
Yep.
I'd run, but who'd fix the engine?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Hospital? - Forty, 50 miles away.
The car engine, the-- the truck?
Uh, what about a landline, sat phone?
Uh-huh.
And this doesn't have to be.
Your son is infected right now.
He could bite her. He could save her life.
That is not a life.
You think I want this? I am her mother!
There's a chance she could be like us.
Have you ever killed a loved one,
hoping they're going to live?
You-- you could wait for her to change.
That will be weeks, months, years.
She will be in agony.
I will not do that to my two-year-old!
I can.
Just let her go in peace.
Are you still looking for your daughter?
Hey! Have your people been infected?
There's this new strain coming out right now.
It's this-- it's making people violent and psychotic
and attacking everyone, so either bug in or bug out,
but keep your people isolated. Got it?
Have you found your daughter?
You might want to check boyfriend's old plough route.
It might be nothing, but
sometimes nothing turns into something.
Officer down.
Need backup to hospital.
Multiple gunshots...
Oh, man. Okay, find her. Lay low.
Don't go near anyone.
Godspeed. Come on, let's go. Let's go!
You take care of each other.
Please stay.
You'll understand when you're older.
Please stay.
My wife...
My wife just lit up a room.
She treated everybody the same
whether you knew her five minutes or five years.
She just was open and honest with everyone.
That kind of vulnerability, that takes real courage.
She was the first person who didn't care what I did,
but only who I was.
She changed me.
Because when I held our daughter in my arms for the first time...
I looked down at this tiny, beautiful epitome of love,
and all I could think of was...
"How can we kill?"
"How can we have war?"
I've been a soldier most of my life,
but after that, I couldn't go back.
They changed me.
They were everything that made me me.
I can't stay and do nothing. I'm sorry.
You're right. We are the same.
All right, listen up.
We're moving out.
You head on out.
Gabriel, you wait here.
Home.
Shit.
Homeland.
Special agent.
I had no idea.
You can go.
Now, I don't care about Homeland.
I don't care about your weird-ass house.
I don't really care about you.
All I care about is my family.
I'd do anything for them.
Well, you're a parent. You understand.
Where are your kids?
Heck, where's mine?
I asked you a question.
Tough.
Just like my Melanie.
She's tough too.
Where's my daughter?
Just tell me.
What have you done with my daughter?
I'll break you.
Where's your mom?
How many are there?
How many in the house?
I wish I could change at will.
Don't worry. They're coming.
I don't want you to hear what's coming next. Okay?
♪ O! Say, can you see,
♪ By the dawn's early light
♪ What so proudly we hailed
♪ At the twilight's Last gleaming ♪
♪ Whose broad stripes And bright stars ♪
♪ Through the perilous fight
♪ O'er the ramparts We watched ♪
♪ Were so gallantly streaming
♪ And the rockets' red glare
♪ The bombs bursting in air
♪ Gave proof through the night
♪ That our flag Was still there ♪
♪ O! Say, does That star-spangled ♪
♪ Banner yet wave
♪ O'er the land of the free
♪ And the home
♪ Of the brave
What is this...
these people?
It's like a chicken.
Kill her and the boy.
Mom, shut the door and keep him safe.
Run!
Oh, shit!
Come on, Mom. Let's get in the safe room.
Come on!
- Where's Brooke? - Mom, get in here!
Honey. Honey.
You had no choice.
We were in so much pain.
We're happy now.
We love you so much.
Always.
We changed you, but you changed us too.
If you ever loved us, be happy again.
Be the change.
Now, run.
Run!
"Jack is a good boy."
"He's been a protector, a provider,
more than any seven-year-old boy should have to endure."
"We waited until the infected finished
with the militia and moved on."
"Our house was no longer secure, no longer our home."
"We tried to warn the world, but they don't want to listen."
"Maybe they'll listen now."
"We did our duty."
"Now, I have a duty to my children."
"We took your advice."
"We're headed north."
"You were right. Jack and you are the same."
"Not just physically."
"You also see eye to eye."
♪ Are you still there
"Find us."
♪ Sometimes I'm the same
♪ There's not turning round
♪ Swimming your way
Could we recognize the beginning of the end?
If we're going to survive, we need to find each other.
♪ Did you expect me to give up And hope that you'd vanish? ♪
♪ Forget all the moments
♪ That you used to say Felt like magic ♪
♪ I guess I'm hopeless Because I can't let go ♪
♪ Sometimes I wish That I could turn to stone ♪
Gabriel?
♪ Am I about to circle The drain ♪
♪ 'Cause now you act like I have no name ♪
♪ And I never thought That we'd end up like this ♪
♪ Like I'm a stranger With all your secrets ♪
♪ I don't know How long it will take ♪
♪ For all the hurt And memories to fade ♪
♪ 'Cause I never thought That we'd end up like this ♪
♪ Only a stranger With all your secrets ♪
♪ Thoughts spinning 'round In my mind ♪
♪ How did we become
♪ Two faces just passing by Like that and I'm gone? ♪
♪ Am I gone?
♪ Am I about to circle The drain ♪
♪ 'Cause now you act like I have no name ♪
♪ And I never thought That we'd end up like this ♪
♪ Like I'm a stranger With all your secrets ♪
♪ Secrets