Bill looked incredulous that someone would be asking him for a favor.

"Favor? I don't owe you nothing, Tess. Not a fucking thing!"

"I need a car, Bill."

"A car? You come into my town, set off all my traps, and let this fucking bitch (pointing to Ellie) nearly bash my head in. You want a car? Why not? Maybe I'll even throw in all my food while I'll at it."

"From the looks of it, you could do without some of that food."

"Now you listen here, you little shit."

"Fuck you!"

Joel stepped in. "Let's calm down. Bill, you and I both know we ain't leaving without a car."

Bill thought things over for a few seconds. Eventually, he took a map out from underneath the counter and spread it out.

"I don't have a car. But I might be able to fix one up."

"So what's keeping you?"

"Oh, just the fact that I don't have a FUCKING BATTERY, TESS! But I know where we can get one."

He pointed to the high school. "Back when they were evacuating everyone out of here, one of the supply trucks crashed and they had to leave it behind. No one's disturbed it in years, so the chances that it still works are pretty damn high."

"So can you get us there?"

"It's a part of town I've never explored. Probably full of infected and shit. We'll need to stock up at my place. And what about the girl?"

"She's coming with us, Bill."

"Tess, I don't need some brat getting in my way. This is dangerous shit!"

Tess refused to budge. Bill finally gave in and led them to his hideout in an old church.

While he and Joel gathered weapons and supplies, Ellie found herself going through Bill's stash of porn magazines.

"What are these, Joel?"

Joel snatched a copy out of her hands. "Not something you need to be looking at, Ellie."

The trip to the school was mostly uneventful, but as soon as the group reached the parking lot, all hell broke loose.

They barely managed to get inside before the entire horde descended on the school.

"We don't have much time before they break in."

"You know this place, Bill?"

"It's been years, but I still know my way around."

Eventually, they reached the school gym, where they were attacked by a large, tumor-ridden abomination. They managed to kill it, but had to use up most of their ammo.

"What the fuck was up with that guy?"

"He's a Bloater. Someone who's been infected for a long time. Best not to dwell on it."

Afterwards, they regrouped in a nearby house. Ellie went to go search the rooms while Tess, Joel, and Bill conferred.

"What the fuck happened, Bill?"

"Someone else stole my shit. That's all I can say."

"Now what?"

"Leave. Get the hell out of here. You damn near got me killed, Tess. You can stick your favor up your-"

"Don't you fucking bring that up, Bill!"

Bill was suddenly quiet. Joel noticed he was looking at something behind them.

It was a man in a Hawaiian shirt. He was hanging from the rafters.

"Who's that, Bill?"

"Frank. My partner. The only one I trusted in this whole goddamn world. He said he was looking for supplies, so I didn't think to go and check up on him." Bill looked like he would have started to cry if he still had any despair left in him.

"He's got bites. He knew what was going to happen."

"That he did. You son of a bitch!", he yelled as he cut down the body.

Just then, they heard the sound of a car starting in the garage.