Chapter 45-Showing his true colors
Andrea walks into a building with The Governor, who shuts the door behind her. There was music on as Milton took glasses off an old man. The Governor walks forward. Milton looks at them. The Governor bends down by the man. "Hey. Mr. Coleman, this is Andrea," The Governor tells the man. "Milton will bring you up to speed. I'll see you for dinner," The Governor tells Andrea before he turns back to Mr. Coleman. "Thank you for this. You're doing us a great service," The Governor says to him before he leaves.
"So, what exactly are you-?" Andrea starts to ask.
"Could you cue up the first song on record?" Milton asks, interrupting her. Andrea nods as she walks over. "On my mark," Milton tells her. Milton starts making a bowl ring. Andrea stops the music. Milton stops and Andrea turns back on the music. "My name is Milton Mamet. Please raise your right hand off the bed if you recognize any of the following statements to be true: Your name is Michael Coleman," Milton says. Mr. Coleman raises his hand. "You were married to Betty Coleman," Milton says as he shows him a picture. Mr. Coleman raises his hand. "Your children were Michael Jr. and Emily," Milton says as he shows him another picture. Mr. Coleman raises his hand. "Very good," Milton says. Mr. Coleman grabs his hand. Milton leads over to him. Mr. Coleman whispers something to him.
"What did he say?" Andrea asks.
"He asked if I could keep it playing while we wait," Milton says as he sits. Andrea sits too while they wait for Mr. Coleman to die.
Glenn was trying to get out of his chair when Sam came in with a walker on a snagpoll. "All righty, I want you to imagine how I felt fighting my way off that farm one-handed," Sam says as he brings the walker closer. "Walkers chomping at me every step of the way. Last chance. Where's your group?" Sam asks. Glenn says nothing. "All right suit yourself. You're a pretty good snack for this fella," Sam says as he pulls the walker back to the door. "but you know what they say, he's gonna be hungry again in an hour," Sam says before he lets go of the walker and shuts the door.
Glenn tries to break out of the chair as the walker comes closer. Glenn kicks the walker and his chair falls to the ground. The walker also falls. Glenn turns his chair and stands up. He runs into a bunch of suitcases and knocks them over, making the walker fall. He grabs a metal bed frame and starts to hit the chair into the wall. He pushes himself up to the bed frame to stop the walker. The walker reaches through and tries to grab Glenn. He pulls the bed frame, which makes the walker fall; the bed frame falling on top of the walker. The walker moves it and Glenn pushes the table into the walker.
He starts to run the back of the chair into the wall. He keeps running back until he breaks the chair. He uses the tape to stop the walker from biting him. He hits it and then moves his arm and stabs a piece of wood into the walker's eye. The walker falls to the ground as Glenn shouts.
The music keeps playing as Milton looks at Andrea. "After Mr. Coleman passes, we'll restrain him. He'll reanimate. I'll ask the questions again, record his responses. I need you to end the subject's reanimated state," Milton tells her as he comes over. "I've been trying to determine whether trace memory and human consciousness exist after the subject has transformed, but I have no baseline to work off of till now. Prostate cancer. We didn't have the resources to treat him, so he volunteered to be the test subject. He's been very cooperative. He's a remarkable man," Milton tells her as they both sat.
"You're close?" Andrea asks.
"We spent a lot of time together. The song, the ringing bowl, the questions; we've done that a few dozen times. These are cues that will hopefully linger in his unconscious mind even after he's died," Milton says.
"There is no unconscious mind, Milton. When they turn, they become monsters. That's all. Whoever they once were is gone," Andrea says as she thinks about her friends.
"We'll see," Milton says as he gets up.
"You haven't seen this before, have you? The transformation," Andrea says.
"No," Milton tells her.
"Nobody in your family was-?" Andrea asks.
"I'm an only child. My parents died when I was young," Milton tells her.
"Weren't you with anybody when everything went down?" Andrea asks as he comes back over.
"I telecommuted to work. I never really...," Milton says before he checks on Mr. Coleman, who had died. Milton nods as they move the blanket off him and restrain him as the music goes on. Andrea helps him.
The Governor walks over to Sam. "So they know Andrea," The Governor says.
"But they don't know she's here," Sam says.
"But they do know your brother," The Governor says.
"Yeah," Sam says.
"Their people may come for 'em," The Governor says.
"Maybe," Sam says.
"He won't break, say where his people are?" The Governor asks.
"He's a tough son of a bitch. Picked that walker apart in minutes," Martinez says.
"Maybe a winter in the sticks put some hair on his balls," Sam says.
"We'll need him for leverage if his people come. What you try to kill him for?" Martinez asks.
"He pissed me off," Sam tells him.
"What's the girl say?" The Governor asks.
"I was just about to go talk to her next," Sam says.
"I'll take care of it," The Governor says before he walks inside.
With Daryl's group
Daryl pulls the car over on the side of the road. Daryl, Michonne, Lee, Dean, T-dog, Jim, and Oscar step out of the van. T-dog, Jim, and Oscar walk to the back to grab the supplies they brought. "They have patrols. We're better off on foot," Michonne says.
"How far? Night's coming," T-dog says.
"It's a mile, maybe two," Michonne says. A walker comes up from behind them. They all grab their weapons before they head into the woods. Daryl, Oscar, and T-dog hang in the back while Dean, Jim, and Lee walk with Michonne.
"So, what's the plan?" Oscar asks.
"Glenn and Maggie are the main objectives. We make sure we get them out," Daryl says.
"What about Andrea?" T-dog asks.
"If she's been here, that means she's with them. We'll try, but we make sure we get Glenn and Maggie," Daryl says. They keep walking when they hear walkers. "Down," Daryl says. They all bend down as walkers come out of the woods. "Get in formation, no gunfire," Daryl says as he pulls out his hatchet. He swings it down on a walker and pushes it down. They start to move back.
"There's too many of them," Jim says. Daryl kills another as they run through the woods. They see a cabin.
"In there," Daryl says. They run into the cabin and crouch down. "Keep it down," Daryl says.
"That smell," Lee says as they check the place.
"What the hell is that?" Oscar asks as they look a dead animal.
"It's got to be a fox or what's left of one," Daryl says before they see that its a dog. "Guess Lassie went home," Daryl says. The walker starts to grab at the back door. The bed moves and Daryl pulls off the sheets. A man gets up.
"Who the hell are you?" The man asks.
"We don't mean you any harm," Daryl tells him.
"Get outta my house!" The man shouts.
"Okay. We will, but we can't right now," Daryl says.
"Now!" The man shouts.
"Shut him up," Michonne says.
"Get out right now!" The man shouts.
"There are walkers outside," Daryl says. The man looks around.
"I'll call the cops!" The man shouts
"I am a cop," Daryl lies. "Now I need you to lower your gun," Daryl says as he puts his weapon on the ground. "Don't do anything rash. Everything's fine. Let's just take this nice and slow, okay?" Daryl asks. The man cocks his rifle and puts it up to Daryl's face.
"Show me your badge," The man says.
"All right. It's in my pocket. Now I'm just gonna reach down nice and slow," Daryl says as he reaches towards his pocket while the man watches. Daryl hits the gun, making the man shoot. The man drops his gun as Daryl puts him in a chokehold. The man bites Daryl's hand and starts to run. Michonne stabs him the back killing him. They look at him for a moment before they grab his body, throw it to the walkers, and leave.
Woodbury.
Mr. Coleman opens his eyes and starts to moan. "It's happening," Andrea tells him. Andrea walks over to the record player and Milton grabs the bowl. Milton nods before he starts to ring the bowl; then he stops and Andrea starts the music.
"My name is Milton Mamet. Please raise your right hand off the bed if you recognize any of the following statements to be true: Your name is Michael Coleman," Milton says. Mr. Coleman does nothing. "You were married to Betty Coleman," Milton says as he raises the picture. Mr. Coleman tries to bite him, "Your children were Micheal Jr. and Emily," Milton says as he raises the picture. "Did you see that? He responded," Milton says.
"Their fingers move. That could be anything," Andrea says.
"No, he can't raise his hand. It's the angle. I want to try again without the restraints," Milton says.
"No," Andrea says.
"We may have tethered his consciousness. We have to try," Milton says.
"No," Andrea says.
"I know what happens if the subject comes for us. That's what you're here for," Milton says.
"As soon as we pull the restraints, he'll lunge," Andrea says. Milton starts to do it himself as Andrea grabs her knife.
"My name is Milton Mamet, please raise your right hand-" Milton is cut off by Mr. Coleman grabbing at him. Andrea stabs him in the head.
The Governor pushes Maggie into a room after Sam and Martinez walk inside. Maggie had no shirt on. Glenn was about to lunge, but Martinz pointed his gun at Maggie. Glenn drops the leg. "We're through with games. Now, one of you is gonna give up your camp," The Governor says. He aims the gun at Maggie before he points it at Glenn.
"The Prison," Maggie says.
"The one near Nunez?" Sam asks.
"That place is overrun," Martinez says.
"We took it," Maggie says.
"How many are you?" The Governor asks.
"31," Maggie says.
The Governor nods before they leave. Maggie hugs Glenn and cries as they leave. Sam looks at them before he leaves and shuts the door.
The Governor, Sam, Milton, and Martinz were in his house. "31 people," The Governor says.
"That's deep in the red zone. They could do it," Milton says.
"That means a pretty sizable force has moved into our back yard. They have done something we couldn't do. They did," The Governor says, not knowing that the group was just outside Woodbury. "Your brother might be out there right now, searching for them. Makes me wonder where your loyalty lies," The Governor says to Sam.
"Here," Sam says.
"You two get a small group and scout this prison. I want to know exactly what we're dealing with," The Governor says as he sits down and they leave.
Daryl looks at the walker and then the wall knowing that a fight is coming.
Thanks for reading. I changed the rating. I didn't write the Maggie scene. I hate it and think it's disrespectful for Maggie and Lauren Cohan. There will be another update tomorrow. I thought I would be nice. I would love to see some reviews. I haven't seen any in a while. As always, suggestions are welcomed, and thanks for reading. Until next time.