"I want to hear from each of you why you think Shane should live. Or why you think he should die." Rick calls a meeting to decide Shane's fate after he's caught trying to kill Randall. The jury: Rick, Lori, T-Dog, Daryl, Carol, Dale, Andrea, Glenn, Maggie, Hershel, Patricia, Jimmy. The defendant awaiting his sentence: Shane. {Companion piece to "The Right Choice"} {One-Shot} {AU}

Shane sneaks into the barn to kill Randall and is thwarted by Daryl and T-Dog. Rick decides to execute Shane for his attempted murder of Randall, and also his affair with Lori and Otis' murder. He chooses to follow through with his plan to release Randall. Is Rick making the right choice? Or will his decision have deadly ramifications for everyone? {Trigger Warning} {Darkfic} {AU}