Breathe, Lane.
Breathe, you're doing great.
Carter?
We're okay,
Just keep breathing.
- Eddie? - I got it.
Big push now, Hun.
Okay.
- Eddie! - I got her.
I got her.
Can I see her?
I wanna hold her--
Eddie!
Everybody move to the back.
Lane, baby, c'mon. We gotta get up.
I can't!
Carter!
Eddie, get her out of here now!
What?
Keep her safe.
James. Alice.
Stick with Carter.
Get us out of here!
- Carter... - It's okay.
Keep your eyes on me.
Carter, run!
Come on, we gotta go.
We gotta keep moving.
No!
Oh no...
No...
It's okay.
Keep your hand on it.
You're gonna be okay...
Carter...
Lane, talk to me baby.
No.
Lane.
Lane baby, don't--
Don't leave.
Time...
is a cruel thing.
Some moments...
fade.
Some torment you...
forever.
An endless...
yesterday.
They follow you,
no matter how far you run.
Look what I found.
I see that.
I'd rather listen to you play.
You know you're not going to get
any better if you don't practice.
All right.
I think my fingers are too short for this.
Uh huh...
Oh, that's pretty.
Wait.
You make a habit of doing that?
Not really.
I don't have any weapons.
Are you alone?
What, are you hungry?
Uh, um-- I'm Daisy, by the way.
Carter.
So you live out here
all by yourself?
Mm-hm.
In the middle of nowhere?
Safer that way.
Sounds lonely.
Why are you all the way out here
all by yourself?
I'm from a bigger group up north.
Food was getting harder
to find, so...
me and a few others
went a little further south than usual.
We ran into some guys.
They took me and Emma back with them and...
killed the rest.
We tried to break out a few days
ago, but...
they got Emma.
I just kept running.
Shouldn't have come south.
Nothing to find here anyway.
Where are we, exactly?
Here.
Where's your group from?
Here.
That's a haul.
Yeah, but that's not where I need to get to.
What's that mean?
If we're not back in time,
they'll send a truck out to a rendezvous point.
And where's that?
Here.
That's...
still a two day trip on foot,
maybe three.
I know.
And you got a plan to get there?
I have an idea...
Don't.
You said it yourself!
Two days. Four days roundtrip.
You'd be back in no time.
I can't.
The truck will be loaded
with supplies, first aid, weapons--
You can take whatever you want
when we get there.
I can't make it across
the desert alone.
And if I run into those guys
again...
Uh, I can't.
The truck will only be
at the rendezvous point for five days.
It's already been two
since we were due back.
And if I don't make it in time...
I don't know what else to do.
You can stay here for the night...
but in the morning, you gotta be on your way.
Shoshone.
We hit it already.
- Once. - There was nothing
then; there won't be anything now.
Tecopa then, okay?
No, Declan.
We can't rule out--
We need to go further.
Ridgecrest is our best bet.
-Carter. -We need to go bigger
if we're going to find anything worthwhile.
Everywhere else has been picked clean.
I--
I can't.
I think you've forgotten what it's like
to have someone other than yourself
to worry about.
Ridgecrest is a two-day trip!
I can't leave Charlie alone.
I'm certainly not gonna take him with us.
It's too dangerous.
I'll go on my own then.
-Carter. -It's fine.
No, it's not!
If we're gonna work together,
we need to work togethe .
You need to stop with this loner shit.
It's tiring.
One of these days, you're gonna get yourself
into some shit that you can't get out of.
And you're gonna need some help.
And I pray to God someone will be there too
because I know damn well you aren't gonna ask for it.
That was pretty.
So...
I guess I'll get ready to go.
I packed a bag for you.
Thanks.
And I marked a route on the map.
Okay.
It's gonna stay with me though.
You gotta earn the right to hold the map.
We got a lot of ground to cover.
Let's not waste the daylight.
So, what's the plan?
I assume you have a plan.
We're making a pit stop.
Where?
There's a trader
a few miles out from here.
Pick up some weapons there.
We'll need them.
A trader?
Name's Shepard.
Why didn't you just bring that rifle
you had pointed at my face last night?
It's empty.
Haven't had ammo for a long time.
And that?
Only got one round.
Oh...
Shepard, you here?
It's Carter.
No way!
Carter!
Is that you?
I haven't seen you in a while.
I was beginning to think
you threw in the towel.
Still here.
Well, good for you.
And who are you?
Daisy.
Go ahead.
Name's Lola.
Lola.
She's so pretty.
She's a h .
Let's go talk.
Carter!
Come pet Lola.
He's all yours.
Come on.
Just come say hi.
One sec.
Isn't he handsome?
Very.
I have a horse back home.
Her name's Princess Leia.
Star Wars fan, huh?
What's that?
Um...
It's this, uh, old--
I'm just kidding.
My friend has a box set.
So, who's the girl?
Just a girl.
"Just a girl".
I'm taking her north.
What are you getting out of it?
Peace of mind.
Fine, don't tell me then.
Eh, you're not taking her through the valley?
You're gonna get her killed.
I don't have a choice.
Uh, you always got a choice.
Go around.
I don't have the time.
So what do you want from me?
- Guns. - Eh?
Guns don't come cheap, brother.
What do I get out of it?
Well!
She is a beaut!
Don't see him like this anymore.
All right.
Take what you need.
I assume you know your way around a gun.
Yeah.
Grab something you can handle.
I didn't realize this is why you brought your guitar.
I'm sorry you had to give that up.
Don't worry about it.
Okay.
I've never been to the ocean.
Have you?
Mm-hm.
What's it like?
It's beautiful.
I don't want to cross
while they're out here.
We'll find a place to set up for tonight.
You okay?
Hey.
Can I ask you something?
Mm-hm.
What made you change your mind?
About what?
Taking me.
I don't know.
I guess I'd feel responsible
if something were to happen to you.
Knowing I had the chance to help.
I wish I didn't need help.
Makes me feel pathetic.
You're not.
I couldn't do anything
to stop them from taking Emma.
She was my best friend,
and I couldn't do a thing.
It just makes me so angry.
I'm not an angry person.
Neither am I.
That doesn't mean
you don't feel it sometimes.
Can I ask you something else?
Mm-hm.
Why do you only have one bullet
in your gun?
You know what it's like to feel powerless.
Sometimes it helps to know that...
I can control at least one part of my life.
Even if it's the end.
Doesn't that scare you?
Not as much as it used to.
Does anything?
Hey.
Eddie and I have been looking for you.
Was starting to get worried.
Sorry.
It's okay.
You wanna tell me what's on your mind?
I've been thinking about my mom.
She probably doesn't deserve it, but...
I'm afraid of being like her.
I don't think
I'm gonna be a good mom.
Hey.
You're the bravest person
I know for even doing this.
Nobody knows how to be a parent.
Especially not now.
But, the fact that you're even willing to try?
You're gonna be the best mom this kid could ask for.
Yea but, you're excited to be a dad,
and I want to be excited too,
but I'm just really scared.
I'm scared too.
Just means you're thinking ahead,
but it's worth it to me.
Is it worth it to you?
Then we'll make it work.
No matter what.
As long as we're together, we'll be okay.
I bet she'll have your smile.
Who's "they"?
The government.
What do you mean?
You don't know much about the beginning?
Not really.
We don't talk about the past much.
Hm.
The plague spread fast
once it hit the States.
At first, it wasn't too bad.
Then people just started...
deteriorating.
CDC called it a mix between...
accelerated dementia
and aggressive rabies.
Once people started getting violent,
that's when everything stopped.
People went into hiding.
Didn't leave their houses.
There was looting.
Sick people everywhere.
A vaccine was in development
but, takes a few years.
By that time...
wasn't much left.
Government broadcast about the vaccine
when it was done.
People thought it would get better, but...
We were spread too thin.
Airdrops, they didn't reach enough people.
Plague just kept spreading.
Eventually, they just...
stopped.
People thought the government was hoarding it.
They felt abandoned.
I didn't know any of that.
Hope's a dangerous thing.
Give it to people, take it away again.
They'll break.
But, there still is a vaccine out there.
Doesn't matter.
Why wouldn't it matter?
It won't change anything.
Might not change the world, but...
It could change things
for one person or...
a family.
Yeah.
I wonder what this place used to be.
Shh. Keep your voice down.
Get down!
Hey, lets go!
Wait! Wait, wait, wait!
Wait.
Ugh. Wait.
Please.
I know people.
I can get you things.
What do you need?
Need, huh?
Stay here.
I'm gonna find us a way around.
- Let go of me! - Get up!
Bitch shot me!
She shot me.
Hi there, pretty bird.
Woo!
Ain't she brave?
Now get her ass inside.
No, no!
Put me down!
Hey now, go around the building. Go on!
Flank him. Go on!
Oh, I see you boy.
Ah, fuck.
Let me go!
Let go of me!
Wait, wait! Please, no!
I see you fuckers!
You ain't getting away from me again!
Naw!
You ain't gettin away from me no--
Dammit!
Come on!
Oh, this gon' be fun.
Come on, boy.
Oh, no you don't.
No!
Easy, easy, pretty bird!
I didn't think I'd see you again.
What'd you--
You miss me?
Ugh!
Oh, easy.
Hey now, easy pretty bird.
I'm gonna mount your head on my wall.
Just like your pretty,
Pretty, pretty, little friend.
Carter?
Carter!
Are you okay?
Carter?
Where are we going?
I got a friend out here.
Few more miles.
He'll take us in.
It's not far to the rendezvous
from there.
Carter?
Hm?
If...
you want to,
you know...
you could come back with us.
You don't have to if you don't want to,
but there's plenty of space
for you.
I'll think about it.
This is it?
Mm-hm.
Looks empty.
He's here.
Declan!
You can put the gun away;
it's Carter.
Well!
God damn!
Whoa!
You have power?
Got an old generator in the basement.
Been fixing it up, you know.
Not much gas,
but this is a special occasion.
Got an old VHS in the player over there.
You like movies, kid?
Yeah.
So...
How long's it been?
Three years?
Something like that.
- So, uh-- - Ah, yea.
All the shit I've been through.
Then I go and fall off a goddamn ladder.
Can you believe that?
Fucked up my knee pretty bad.
Hm.
You look like hell.
Mm-hm. Feel like it.
So...
I assume you need something?
Just a place to stay for the night.
Then we'll be out of your hair.
Hmph!
Three years, and that's all you got?
Look, Declan--
Leavin' my ass high and dry out here.
I meant to come back.
"Meant to come back"?
Where's Charlie?
Charlie's gone.
He's been gone.
Look, I'm sorry.
I am.
I know.
You can stay the night,
but I need something from you.
I haven't been able to leave the house for weeks.
Got a bunch of stuff
stashed in the cabin across the way:
food, tools...
I was gonna try and make myself
a pair of crutches.
Would make my life a lot easier.
Of course,
I can get it.
Won't take no time at all.
Mind if I take this?
Go ahead.
It's in the cabin straight across.
Fifty yards.
Where are you going?
I'm just grabbing a few things.
Won't be long.
A few minutes.
Sit down, kid!
What's your name?
Daisy.
That Carter's a real piece of work, huh?
Yeah.
How long have you two known each other?
Hmm, well, a long time.
Long time.
Found him in the desert
about fifteen years ago.
Stubborn as a mule, that one.
Didn't want nothing to do with me at first.
But eventually I convinced him
to come back with me and get a meal.
Lord knows he needed it.
We used to go out on runs.
All over the place.
Hittin' towns.
Clearing em' out.
What happened between you two?
I wish I could tell you.
Well, he still considers you a friend.
Friend that leaves you when you need him most.
I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised.
Didn't understand it then.
I do now.
Understand what?
It's in his nature.
Well intentioned as he is,
Carter will always put himself
first.
I don't know if I believe that.
You ever lose anyone?
Not like Carter.
Not like me.
Changes you.
You begin to see the world...
differently.
How so?
I had a son.
His name was Charlie.
I loved him more than life itself.
In the end, what is it worth?
Nothin'.
I'm sorry.
"I'm sorry"?
- I, I don't-- - Shh!
"Look upon my works,
ye Mighty, and despair."
Nothing lasts forever.
Hm!
When you realize that, you...
become free of expectations
and of limitations.
Who among us can cast
the first stone?
I always wanted a daughter.
Life...
doesn't usually work out
the way we imagine.
Oh!
You're crazy!
I wasn't gonna hurt you,
but if that's the way you want it.
When Carter gets back he's gonna
fucking kill you!
Oh, honey.
Carter's not coming back.
Daddy.
I'm hungry.
What would Charlie think of you now?
Shut the fuck up!
You don't know shit about me.
I don't?
No!
You think you're different?
You think your life's been harder than anyone else's?
There are a million pricks like you in this world,
and they all think they're special.
But assholes like you
always get what's coming to them.
You're right about that.
I'll get what's coming to me.
You killed him?
Carter!
You shouldn't have come here.
What?
Look what you made me do!
I was fine!
- Fine! - Stop!
- Everything was fine! - Stop!
Carter...
How bad is it?
Daisy, put me down.
- No! - Put me down!
No! We're almost there, Carter!
Come on! We can do it!
Stop! We have to stop!
We have to stop!
I can see the truck.
It's right there.
Help!
Somebody help us!
Carter?
We need help!
Help!
Carter!
I'm okay.
I didn't think you were gonna make it.
Carter.
I--
Daisy?
Eddie, he's awake!
Hey, Carter.
Eddie?
Don't worry, I--
I was just as surprised to see you.
I looked for you.
I wanted to go back.
I wanted to go back so badly.
But I had to keep Daisy safe.
You haven't told him yet?
Your baby girl.
We named her Daisy.
This was your mom's.
She'd want you to have it.
I have something for you, too.
Look at that.
Thought you could use a new one.
Your mom was way better at this
than I'll ever be.
You know...
I've lived so long
without parents.
I'm not really sure I need a dad.
I know.
But I think I'd like one.
So, are you gonna to play me something?
Yeah.
Time is a cruel thing.
Some moments fade.
Some you wish could last forever.