When morning came Lee took a walking around camp and spotted Glenn looking visibly upset seeing his car getting taken apart by Dale, Jim, Mark and Doug.

''Look at 'em. Vultures. Yeah, go on, strip it clean.'' Glenn said.

''A little over dramatic don't you think?'' Lee said.

''Generators need every drop of fuel they can get. Got no power without it. Sorry, Glenn.'' Dale apologised.

''Maybe we'll get to steal another one someday.'' Rick came from behind them.

Lee gave Glenn a sympathetic pat on the shoulder and walked over to Carley who was sitting by the R.V.

''Hey Carley.''

''Hey Lee.''

Lee noticed bags under her eyes. She clearly hadn't been getting sleep.

''Are you okay?'' He asked her.

''What? Yeah. Totally. A okay.'' She tried to fake smile but Lee knew better.

''Carley...''

She sighed in defeat.

''I've been having nightmares recently. Tried taking some medication but that didn't work. I just decided it was best to stay awake for as long as possible.''

That explained why Lee often found Carley falling asleep during the day.

''Hey. I know its hard but you gotta fight through it. Think of something hopeful. That always helps.''

''Does it?''

''It helped with Clementine.''

They suddenly heard kids screaming coming from the end of the camp.

''Oh no!'' Lee said.

Lee and Carley ran to the source of the noise followed by Rick, Dale, Jim, Shane, Morales, Mark and Kenny. They saw the kids running towards them.

''What's wrong?'' Lee asked Clementine as she hugged him tightly.

''T-There's a...'' She didn't have to answer when they came upon a walker feasting on the carcass of a dead dear.

Rick, Lee, Shane, Glenn, Jim, Kenny and Morales started to beat on it while Dale finished it off by chopping its head off with an axe.

''It's the first one we've had up here. Dale said in shock.''They never come this far up the mountain.''

They heard branch snapping and footsteps. Daryl came out of the forest, visibly angry.

''Son of a bitch. That's my deer! Look at it. All gnawed on by this… filthy, disease-bearing, motherless poxy bastard!''

He kicked the carcass of the Walker but Dale told him to stop.

''Calm down, son. That's not helping.''

''What do you know about it, old man? Why don't you take that stupid hat and go back to "on golden pond"? I've been tracking this deer for miles. Gonna drag it back to camp, cook us up some venison. What do you think? Do you think we can cut around this chewed up part right here?'' He asked.

''I would not risk that.'' Shane said.

Daryl sighed. Suddenly the walkers head started to move but Daryl took out his hunting knife and stabbed it in the eye

''It's gotta be the brain. Don't y'all know nothing?'' He told them.

The group walked back at camp.

''Merle! Merle! Get your ugly ass out here! I got us some squirrel! Let's stew 'em up.''

''Daryl, just slow up a bit. I need to talk to you.'' Shane said.

''About what?''

''About Merle. There was a… There was a problem in Atlanta.''

''He dead?'' Daryl asked.

''We're not sure.''

''He either is or he ain't!'' Daryl started to get angry so Rick decided to confess.

''No easy way to say this, so I'll just say it.'' He said.

''Who are you?''

''Rick grimes.''

''Rick grimes, you got something you want to tell me?''

''Your brother was a danger to us all, so I handcuffed him on a roof, hooked him to a piece of metal. He's still there.''

Daryl was silent for a moment but came his senses. ''Hold on. Let me process this. You're saying you handcuffed my brother to a roof and you left him there?!''

''Yeah.'' Rick answered simply.

Daryl charged at him but Shane and Lee grabbed him just in time and restrained him.

''You'd best let me go!'' Daryl struggled.

''Not until you calm down.'' Lee told him.

''Calm down? He handcuffed my brother to a fucking roof and left him there!''

''We let you go only if you just hear him out. Deal?''

Daryl groaned but complied.''Alright, deal.''

They let Daryl go.

''It's not Rick's fault. I had the key. I accidently dropped it and it fell in a drain.'' T-Dog said.

''If it's supposed to make me feel better, it don't.'' Daryl told him.

''Well, maybe this will. Look, I chained the door to the roof… So the geeks couldn't get at him… With a padlock. It's gotta count for something.''

''Hell with all y'all! Just tell me where he is so that I can go get him.''

''I'll come with you.'' Rick said.

''Me too.'' Lee said.

''I'll come too.'' T-Dog volunteered.

Everyone that was going was already gearing up.

Lee told Clementine that he was going and she felt sad about it.

''Do you have to go?'' She asked.

''Yeah Sweet pea. I promise I'll be back like last time.'' They hugged and said their goodbyes.

Carley came up to Lee.

''I'm ready.'' She said.

''Not this time, Carley. You should get some rest like I told you.''

''Are you sure?''

''Yeah, we'll be fine.''

Lee headed over to the others when Lilly stopped.

''You guys are heading out right?'' She asked him.

''Yeah want to come too. I need an excuse to get out of camp.''

''But what your dad?''

''He'll be fine. Just as long he stays away from that asshole Ed.''

Lee considered this. It wouldn't hurt to have an extra gun along.

''Alright then lets go.''

They made their way to Rick and co.

''Are you sure you wanna do this Rick.'' Shane said.

''I can just leave a man handcuffed out in the sun dying of thirst. That's no way for a human being to go. And besides, I also dropped a bag full o back there.

''Wait. What guns?''

''Six shotguns, two high-powered rifles, over a dozen handguns. I cleaned out the cage back at the station before I left. I dropped the bag in Atlanta when I got swarmed. It's just sitting there on the street, waiting to be picked up.'' Rick said.

''To hell with the guns. Shane is right. Merle Dixon? He's not worth one of your lives, even with guns thrown in. Tell me. Make me understand.'' Lori tried to stop him.

''I owe a debt to a man I met and his little boy. Lori, if they hadn't taken me in, I'd have died. It's because of them that I made it back to you at all. They said they'd follow me to Atlanta. They'll walk into the same trap I did if I don't warn him. I need to get the walkie-talkie in the bag so I can warn them.''

Later on Rick, Lee and the rest got into the truck and headed back to Atlanta.