NARRATOR: Previously on Z Nation...
You were pretty banged up.
MURPHY: I'll find Warren. We'll meet you back in Newmerica.
So... is this Newmerica?
GEORGE: Right now, Newmerica's just an idea.
A dozen outposts, just trying to make it on their own.
How long has she been dead?
Dead? We just thought she was sick.
They're Talkers. - Talkers?
GEORGE: Since the Black Rain, people don't just die and turn like before.
Z bizkits keep the Talkers happy.
Dead don't just walk.
Now they talk.
PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING
What?
SHE CHUCKLES - I can hear you thinking.
Do you ever worry this is a dream?
That... one of us isn't really here?
No, I know my ass is here.
So that would make you some kind of...
I'm serious.
This...
You know, what we're doing right now.
Just being here with you.
Being touched by you.
I'm afraid to believe it.
Because the second I do
it'll all go away like a dream.
This is not a dream.
This is real.
You were sent for me.
You were sent to me.
I don't know if it's God or fate or karma
or just Sarah smiling down from above.
You are here for a reason.
And I'm not gonna let anything take you away.
You're the best imaginary friend ever.
SHE GIGGLES
We're in need of some fire wood.
Mm-hmm.
And you chopped?
I did.
Yeah.
So I should go fetch it?
You are nailing it right now.
Be careful out there.
ALL: Hey!
This is more like it.
GEORGE: Hey, Doc!
You gotta go to quarantine first!
ALL: George!
Thanks, guys.
Dante, how's that Kevlar tape working out?
Great. No guts have come out yet.
Got some new citizens for you.
What's up? We come in peace.
Welcome to Altura
the longest-running zombie-free outpost in all North America.
Give yourselves a hand.
You made it.
DOC: Hey, where ya going?
Don't worry. They'll take good care of you.
See you on the inside.
Ahhhhhh...
Any zombie bites? Mortal wounds? Organ failure?
Not that I noticed.
THERMOMETER BEEPS
96.4 and you've got a pulse.
You are certifiably alive. - Good to know.
CAMERA CLICKS
EXAMINER: OK, Doc.
Here's your application for citizenship and your voter registration.
Through the blue gate.
THERMOMETER BEEPS
CAMERA CLICKS
I'm having a hard time finding a pulse.
Any near-death experiences?
Going into the white light? Loss of appetite?
Sometimes everything's in slow motion?
What is that? Looks like a healed-over bite.
Oh, that... that was me.
Any heart problems you're aware of?!
WEAKLY: Not till you did that.
LOW HEART BEAT SOUNDS OUT
There we go. We got a pulse.
No bizkits for you.
CAMERA CLICKS
MAN: We got a hungry one here.
I like the shape of your head!
Get her quarantined and get her a bizkit before she turns on us.
EXAMINER: Don't worry. Once she has her bizkits
she'll be back to you in no time.
What's next?
Er, we gotta wait here in line for housing and a work permit.
Oh, these people have their shit together. - No way!
Huh? - It's her.
HE SHOUTS: Red! Red, it's Doc!
DOC: Red!
She can't hear me. Well, I know somebody that's gonna be happy.
Are you sure that's her?
Oh, it's her alright. I can't wait to tell the kid.
DOC: A baby? A husband?
Well, there's a turn of events.
SHE SIGHS What are we gonna tell 10K?
TWIG SNAPS
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
I am unarmed.
Keep 'em up.
Higher. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure.
I, I'm... I'm not armed, so...
Except for that, I am unarmed.
What's your story?
It's complicated.
PIANO MUSIC PLAYS - FIRE CRACKLES
It's not contagious.
Look, I'm not looking for trouble. I'm just looking for a friend.
I'm the only one here.
Well, maybe you've seen her or heard about her?
I've come a long way.
Her? - Yeah, a woman.
Uh... uh, you'd remember her if you saw her.
She was in a plane crash. She might have been hurt.
Her name's Warren. Roberta Warren.
She's about our age.
Um, she's bla...
She's a super great gal and a personal friend of mine
and I'd be forever grateful if... You know, you know what?
If you haven't seen her, you haven't seen her, so, uh...
I'm just gonna thank you for your time
and I'll be heading on down the road...
You must be Murphy.
Yeah.
So, you've... you've seen her?
I thought you were supposed to be blue?
Again, it's complicated. So, you've seen her? Is she OK?
She talked about you.
HE CHUCKLES Well, I deny all of it.
Well, half of it, anyway.
Wow. Well, thank you, uh...
You don't know how long I've been looking for her.
She's got a whole bunch of friends waiting for her
back in Newmerica.
Pick up your bag.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'll take you to her.
Oh, OK. Oh, right.
Um, could I maybe have my gun?
I got a car.
Go.
Right. OK, yeah.
It's gonna be nice to get off these dogs for a while.
IMPACT THUMP
♪ Have mercy... ♪
GUNSHOTS
♪ Oh, have mercy. ♪
Hey.
HE SIGHS
Everything alright?
I was worried about you. The fire's almost out.
Yeah, I was on my way back inside.
What are you doing in here?
I don't know.
HE SIGHS
Don't do this to yourself.
Come on.
Don't torture yourself.
There's nothing you could've done to stop what happened.
Let it go, baby.
Let the guilt go.
I don't even deserve you.
THUD
What... what was that?
THUDS
MUFFLED: Get me out of here!
MUFFLED SCREAMS
Yeah, I know.
MURPHY THUDS
Alright, I'll explain.
Why my friend is tied up and gagged in your trunk?
He was gonna take you away, Roberta.
Destroy everything we built.
What were you gonna do?
Kill him?
You do understand, I'm trying to do this for us.
For us?
OK, wanna do it the right way?
Open the trunk. Let the man out. I'll apologize.
My bad.
But promise me, promise me
you're not gonna let him take you away.
Or what?
Roberta?
Or what?
Don't touch me.
You need to listen to me...
Don't.
Honey?
IMPACT THUD
You wanna let that red devil in that trunk
destroy the dream we're talking about?
I need you just to... Just back off of me.
I need to think.
MURPHY, MUFFLED: Roberta!
Hang on. I'm gonna get you out of there!
MURPHY THUDS AND YELLS
MUFFLED SCREAMS
I trusted you!
And you know I would never hurt you, ever.
Too late.
COOPER: Listen!
SHE SOBS Let me go!
No! No. You're gonna have to stop struggling.
Now, I got something you got to hear.
You gotta hear me out. But you can't fight me on this, OK?
No one else knows what I know about you.
And no one can help you like I can.
I need to tell you something.
But you can't fight me anymore, OK? The truth.
No struggling.
Please?
That's better.
You made me have hope.
SHE SOBS
MURPHY GROANS
HE GASPS Finally.
Hey. Next time, get me out of the trunk before the fight.
It's good to see you, too.
Who is he?
Just some guy.
Well, what are we gonna do with him?
Can I kill him?
We're gonna leave it up to Darwin.
Goodbye, Cooper.
Long walk to Newmerica.
We got a ride.
MURPHY: Thank God.
MURPHY: Beats walking
but the Apocalypse will be over by the time we get there.
ZOMBIES GROWL
- COOPER THUMPS
Time for a new start.
GEORGE: You made it.
Apparently we're still alive.
Glad to hear it. Did you get your work assignments?
Sure did. You're looking at a future intake examiner.
I guess they liked my bedside manner.
We've been assigned gate duty with the volunteer militia.
It's only temporary.
Once the referendum passes
you'll be able to work anywhere in Newmerica.
Me, personally, I like Pacifica, my home.
But there's something for everybody.
MAN: I'm not playing with you right now! - ZOMBIE GROWLS
GEORGE: Hey!
MAN: Right, that's it! - ZOMBIE GROWLS
Take it easy there, soldier. That's somebody's mother.
She's a goner.
She hasn't turned yet. She's just hungry.
She's had her ration. Besides, we're waiting on more bizkits.
Dante?
Hey, what's in those things anyway?
Nobody knows for sure.
Nobody wants to know. My guess, trace amounts of brains.
I'm good.
It's an acquired taste.
Let her go.
SHE GROWLS - Hey, hey, I know.
Shhh. You're gonna get it.
But I need you to calm down.
You can do it.
SHE GROWLS - Shhhh.
Yeah, that's it.
There you are.
Please?
Those bizkits sure do the trick. - Yeah.
We'd be screwed without 'em.
She must really be something, that George.
I've laid down my life for her. Many times.
Go on, now. You're gonna be OK. I promise.
So, what do you think of this Newmerica idea?
Are you gonna vote "yes"?
I hope she's right.
I don't trust my fellow men. But I trust her.
She says we should be one nation.
I vote Newmerica.
Yeah, well, what's the alternative?
Burn it all down.
These are some of the last survivors out there.
Yeah, looks like it.
TEN-K: Warren! Murphy!
Oh my God, Roberta!
You are indestructible!
Look at your hair.
Side effects, baby. THEY LAUGH
You! - I told you I'd find her.
I shall never doubt you again.
That red shit ever gonna wear off?
Stop it.
Please refrain from touching inductees until after quarantine.
Oh, yeah. Sorry.
This is very impressive. - Thank you.
Yeah, they got room service? THEY LAUGH
Oh. HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
Welcome to Altura
the longest-running zombie-free outpost in all of North America.
You made it. Give yourselves a hand.
OK, everybody. Listen up. This is how it's gonna go.
Humans line up to my right. Mortally-challenged to my left.
Follow me.
Where do you think you're going, Lucifer?
No, no, he ain't no demon. He's our friend.
Friend or not, he's going straight to Biohazard Research.
Excuse me? Who you calling biohazard?
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I don't like how this is trending.
The cold and rugged terrain have been a natural barrier but since the Black Rain
there's been a steady increase in zombie contacts.
The Talkers are seeing it on patrol every day.
Used to be one, two Zs a week. Now it's two or three a day.
The Black Rain could be affecting their behavior
and giving them a level of consciousness like the Talkers.
If you're right, some of the more remote outposts could be in real danger.
They're on their own if this vote doesn't pass.
We could all be in danger.
DOOR OPENS
He wouldn't wait.
It's alright. - Trouble at the gate.
Zombies?
DANTE: Survivors.
The ones we brought in.
I'll take care of it.
Get me the head of the Militia.
Already on his way.
Is there anything else I can do for you in the meantime?
MURPHY: You can't do this!
This is discrimination, pure and simple!
My friend here is a little phobic. Of everything.
Yeah. - But especially scientists.
That's right.
It's not up to me.
Either he goes to the lab for examination or back to the Apocalypse.
MURPHY SCOFFS
Doc. Doctor.
DANTE GROWLS
What's up? Whoa.
Hey, good. George, you're here.
So, look, this is Murphy.
OK? And despite what he looks like, he's really human.
And this is Lieutenant Roberta Warren.
She's the head of our band of merry pranksters
aka Operation Bite Mark.
Oh, and she can vouch for Murphy, too.
You know, they shared blood and everything.
Those two go way back. Just like all of us.
Something wrong?
SHE WHISPERS: No.
DISTANT SCREAMS - ZOMBIES GROWL
Shit.
MAN: Grenade!
EXPLOSION
Let's go!
Come on. Keep moving!
ZOMBIES GROWL
WARREN: Duck!
GUNSHOT
Stay close!
WOMAN SCREAMS - GUNFIRE
Why aren't you at the evacuation site?
My friend was dying. I couldn't leave her.
Did you mercy her?
I didn't know how. She turned and I ran.
OK. I'm Lieutenant Roberta Warren. What's your name?
SHE MURMURS - Sweetheart, what's your name?
Georgia St Claire.
OK, Georgia. We got two minutes to get to that evac.
You with me?
ZOMBIE SNARLS
Come on!
GUNSHOT - In the head!
ZOMBIE GROWLS
GUNSHOT
ZOMBIE GROWLS - GUNSHOT
Now that's how you do it!
SHE WHISPERS: Have mercy.
Georgia?
Hey, hey, hey.
You OK? Look at me.
Look at me.
You're OK. Alright? Let's go.
Those your people?
ZOMBIES GROWL - GUNSHOT
That's them.
There's so many. - I know, but there's no time to go around.
We're going to have to just run right through them. OK?
Yes, we are. You're gonna take this and flip it up
use it like an axe.
Come on, I got you.
SHE WHISPERS: Puppies and kittens, puppies and kittens.
What, you praying?
No, puppies and kittens, it's what I call zombies so I'm not scared.
Puppies and kittens... - Alright, stay close.
Take that down. Alright? We're running on three.
One, two, three. Stay low.
GUNSHOTS - ZOMBIES GROWL
WARREN: Come on! Come on!
Puppies and... shit!
GUNFIRE - WARREN YELLS
Look out!
EXPLOSION
WARREN: Come on. Hold the truck!
I'm out! I'm out!
MAN: Hurry in!
You're good. - GUNFIRE
GUNFIRE
Alright. Watch out for those puppies and kittens.
Let's go!
THEY LAUGH
I told you you'd be OK.
Now, wait. You two know each other?
BOTH: She saved my life.
Well, great. So that means I can skip the testing?
No.
THEY LAUGH
VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS
This is quite an operation.
We've been working on a constitution for weeks.
It's not even done yet.
It probably never will be done, but we're voting on it anyways.
Can't wait.
WARREN: Hey, who's that?
That is Roman Estes. The CEO of Altura.
He was one of the first people to settle here in the valley.
He's the reason we have water and power.
Hmm. Another mad genius.
He's a genius, but he's totally cool. I will introduce you.
Of course.
Excuse me, Roman? You got a minute?
There's someone I want you to meet.
Of course.
This is Roberta Warren, an old friend.
She saved my life back in Black Summer.
ROMAN: It's a pleasure.
We owe you a debt of gratitude for saving George here.
She's one of our greatest resources.
Well, did she tell you she saved my life, too?
Not surprised.
It's kind of a habit with George.
Welcome to Altura.
Or if George has anything to say about it, soon to be Newmerica.
So you were in Zona?
In the beginning, yeah.
And you left?
I didn't support their goals.
Luckily, I got out early. When were you there?
I got out early, as well.
When they said they were sending me some type of red freak
I should've known it was you. - Listen, Sun Beam.
Sun Mei.
Whatever. Don't you think that my precious bodily fluids
have caused enough trouble for one Apocalypse?
Your blood's such a toxic stew
that I doubt there's much scientific value for my work.
HE CHUCKLES Oh, Christ, not another vaccine!
Actually, no.
I'm trying to identify and synthesize the protein in brains
that make Talkers human. - Oh, is that right?
Oh, yeah, you're doing God's work over there, sister.
Hey, listen.
What happened to you anyway? I mean, we all thought you died.
I got rescued by a group of Marines
including Lieutenant Dante
before he died and turned into one of the first Talkers.
Marjorie here is married to Dante.
They make such a cute couple.
Quiet, blabber mouth.
Oh, is that right? So it's true, love never dies.
It just rots away.
Ow! - HE LAUGHS
Citizen Z here
coming to you live from The Pale Horseman Tavern.
The place where future Newmericans come to, well...
they come here to get drunk and forget about zombies.
But today we're here to argue over a new constitution.
Humans, Talkers...
all soon to be citizens
ready to embark on this crazy experiment in democracy.
Holy zombie... Doc?
Ten-K?
What's up, man! - Hey!
I thought I heard your voice.
It's so good to see you. And you, I don't know, but come here!
Welcome! - So, how's... how's Kaya and the baby?
Oh, man, they're great. They're back at Pacifica.
Warren's here somewhere. She's with that gal George.
Yeah? I love George.
George is a big reason why all this is happening.
Yeah, she seemed cool.
How about you guys go take a seat and I'll finish up here and join you?
Right on. Good to see you, buddy. - Oh, it's so good to see you.
Welcome.
HE LAUGHS AWKWARDLY: Come here.
That was so cool. Operation Bite Mark in the house!
WARREN CHUCKLES Look at you. All grown up.
Yeah, you sure have changed.
Well, the zombies will do that to you.
Indeed. - THEY LAUGH
You look exactly like I remember you.
Well, I appreciate your glaucoma.
One zombie shine. - Thank you.
And one water.
Black Summer.
And now we're here.
Now we're here.
It looks like you've made a name for yourself.
Hardly.
No, I heard that most of the students you started out with
in Black Summer made it here because of you.
It was Lieutenant Dante and the other Talkers.
Really. If it weren't for their help, we'd be dead or worse.
At least you knew to ask for help.
You know, you were the one that knew they still had souls.
Back then when we saved each other...
I knew you were special. - GEORGE SCOFFS
It's been really hard.
I know.
So, what have you been up to since Black Summer?
Well...
OK! - THEY LAUGH
GEORGE: Got it.
Hello, Dante.
Hello, Pandora. Now go away.
Don't be so mean.
Well, I came here to congratulate you.
I hear it's gonna be a landslide for the "yes" votes.
Your human is gonna get everything
she wants.
And more.
She's not my human. Her name is George.
And since when do you give a bizkit what the humans want?
Oh, Dante, you don't have to be so... living.
Just because you can't get everything you want.
Pity.
HE GROWLS
MAN: Wow! Citizen Z! I love you.
Oh, thank you. - Man, when I was out in the shit
your broadcasts were the only thing that kept me going.
Thanks, man. That makes me feel good. - I am buying you drink.
No, no, no, I already have one. - Get this man a real...
I already have a drink. Brother, I have to work tomorrow...
That's not a drink. Here's a drink.
Well, thanks.
CITIZEN Z: Is that a thumb?
You're supposed to eat it when you get to the bottom
like the worm in tequila.
HE LAUGHS Oh, right.
Don't worry. The alcohol kills the germs.
OK. Well, that's good to know.
MAN: No, it's delicious.
I can't believe it!
The real Citizen Z.
Looks like Citizen Z is having a little Talker Stalker moment.
Why don't you go rescue him, kid? - Sure.
Who's gonna tell 10K about Red?
Not me. You gotta tell him.
Why should I be the bearer of bad news?
Because you're cuddly and everybody likes you.
Break it to him gentle. Sensitive.
Yeah, I got this. It's cool. I'll be cool. I got it.
When I was alive, I used to listen to you on the short wave.
Oh, thank you. That means a lot to me.
Thank you.
Oh, hey, there's my buddy.
Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you.
Well, guys, it's been so nice to meet you. Thank you so...
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
What was that?
What was what?
Do not let me drink this. I got a wife and kid.
Red's alive! She's here with another dude and they got a kid!
Another... dude?
And they have a kid?
Sorry, Tommy.
Oh, don't drink the thumb.
HE BURPS
GLASS SHATTERS IN DISTANCE - MAN: Take it easy.
Get your hands off me, you damn dirty Talker.
Uh oh, looks like trouble in paradise.
People like you give humans a bad name.
I've never trusted your kind, and I never will.
MAN: Yeah, well, you're gonna be one of my kind in a minute
if you don't shut up!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Leroy, Cliff.
You guys are drunk. Be cool. Alright?
We're all friends here.
Yeah, you better listen to her.
I think we've listened to her too much.
You're always siding with them over your own kind.
We have rights, too. - CROWD MURMURS
We all have rights. Inalienable rights.
Life, liberty, the pursuit of getting shitfaced drunk.
CROWD CHEERS - You think this is a joke?
These Talkers aren't human. They're zombies.
And some day they're gonna stop pretending and start eating us.
Sit down and shut up! You're drunk.
You can't speak to me that way, you bag of rotting jerky.
GUNSHOT
CLIFF: Hey!
You shot me.
I'll do it again if you don't shut up.
Oooh, this is gonna take some getting used to...
This was my favorite t-shirt.
Your wife was a Talker, wasn't she?
I miss her every day.
And if she were still here
how do you think she would vote tomorrow?
I think she would vote "yes"
because she loves you, and she'd want to be with you.
Just like all these post-dead folks want to be with their loved ones.
That's all they're asking.
You'll get the bullets back when you sober up.
GEORGE: A toast!
To democracy!
ALL: To democracy!
VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS
Ballots are still being cast in each of the outposts
as the constitutional delegates
gather here, awaiting the outcome of the vote.
Mr. Estes?
George?
Did you vote?
We did.
In just a few minutes the polls will close and the voters will have spoken.
CITIZEN Z: Amazing. How do you feel?
I feel good. Like we made it to the end of a long journey.
A part of me is also sad, though
thinking of the people that didn't make it here to see this.
Oh, Leroy.
I know we don't agree on much of anything
but I'm glad you came out to vote.
Actually, I voted "yes".
You were right.
It's how Anna would have voted.
Good luck with your country.
If you can keep it.
Thank you. And we're keeping it, if it kills me.
How's that speech coming?
Oh, um, I got it right here.
Just need to work on the opening.
You better hurry up, polls are closing any second. And...
In three, two, one...
The polls are officially closed!
CROWD CHEERS AND APPLAUDS
Way-hay!
What happens if the "no" votes win? We all just start shooting?
And what are they gonna do with the Talkers if they're not even citizens?
It seems like it won't be long until there's more of them than us.
Are you even listening to me?
You should go talk to her. - What?
You should go talk to her.
ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS
DISC SCRATCHES AND MUSIC STOPS
SHE MURMURS
Nervous? - GEORGE SIGHS
Uh, about the vote? No.
But the speech? Yeah. Little bit.
Just speak your truth.
Newmerica's real. That's my truth.
Then what?
We'll roll up our sleeves and get shit done.
It's 1776 all over again.
RED: Your friend Sarge told me you were here.
I'm so happy you're alive.
Me too.
N-Not me, you. I'm happy you're alive, too.
Let's try this again.
You're alive.
SHE LAUGHS Tommy, you're alive!
You're alive.
I was so afraid that I would never see you again.
What about the other dude?
Other dude?
The father of your child?
My... child?
SHE LAUGHS Tommy, there's no other dude.
There's not?
You must mean Ted.
He's married to a friend of mine. It's her kid.
Oh.
Can we try this again?
THEY GASP AND LAUGH
ROMAN: It's been a long journey getting here.
And we'll get to the results in just a moment
but I want to thank one person in particular
who has worked tirelessly to get us to this point.
And if anyone has earned the right to announce the final results of the vote
it's her.
So, George?
Let's get her up here. George!
ALL CHANT: George! George! George!
George! George!
CROWD CHANTS: George! - Where is she? George!
CROWD CHANTS: George!
Hey. They're calling your name.
I need a joke. You got to start a speech with a joke, right?
CROWD CHANTS: George!
Hey. Don't forget the results.
Right.
CROWD CHANTS: George!
SHE EXHALES DEEPLY
CROWD CHANTS: George!
Wish me luck.
EXPLOSION
HIGH-PITCHED RINGING