Z Nation

Previously on Z Nation.

I think somebody's impersonating me.

No matter how far I go

My past will always haunt me.

I apologize for what I did to your family.

I don't need a saint.

You can't change who you are, Hector.

But you can change what you do.

Murphy's compound's there.

He's smarter,

crazier.

He's got kind of big plan.

We've got to stop Murphy and his blend army

before they get too strong.

We're gonna need some backup.

Greetings, America. Or what's left of America.

This is your old friend and commentator, Citizen Z.

Now joined by...

Kaya in the sky-a.

Hello, zombie apocalypse, from beautiful Camp Northern Light.

High above the zombie frost line.

Eager to hear from any and all of you out there, on the by-ways

Or in your bunkers.

Most especially,

our dear old friends at Operation Bite Mark.

What the holy hell?

Someone's on the same AM frequency.

The signal's blowing out half the dial.

Dearly beloved.

We are gathered here today to get through this thing

called the Apocalypse.

Surviving, afraid,

hungry.

Well fear no more, my friends.

Oh no.

What is it?

Murphy.

We are six years into the

zombie apocalypse and looking down the barrel at seven.

But as the Good Book says,

"seven lean years shall be followed by seven fat."

Or in our case,

seven years shall give way to a time of hope and freedom.

I don't care who you are,

where you live, or more to the point, what you've done.

We have all done what we had to to survive.

You don't need my forgiveness. That's not what I'm about.

My business is hope.

If you come here, if you join with me,

you won't have to worry about bites, about turning.

No more sleeping with one eye open, watching for zombies,

waiting for loved ones to turn.

Here at my Spokane clinic,

we have a simple vaccine that'll end all your zombie-related

fears, once and for all.

We have the Murphy Miracle Vaccine for all who are ready.

Ready for the future.

Ten thousand doses of freedom from fear.

2 PM daily broadcast.

What are you gonna do with all that zombie blood?

Murphy's immunity has something to do with him being bitten

eight times just as he was vaccinated.

I've been collecting samples of Z blood

to add to Murphy's vaccine.

My theory is that

it will dilute his control but still make you immune.

Nice theory. Think it'll work?

Honestly, I have no idea.

I don't wanna be the first to find out.

He's adding more blends every day. We can't wait much longer.

We got to figure out how to get across that zombie moat.

Hey, check this out. He's moving.

That's him, all right.

Where do you think he's headed?

The one place he'll be alone.

He's got a magazine. Only one reason Murphy ever reads.

Not that many zombies right now.

We might not get another chance like this. We go now.

I'll go. You wait here.

By yourself?

He's less likely to put up a fight if it's just me alone.

I'm not worried about Murphy. I'm worried about the Zs.

But you don't know, I move fast.

You'd better.

Oh, hell no!

Five minutes to myself, that's all I ask.

What the hell's going on here?

Somebody cut through the fence. They must be trapped inside.

Back off!

Open it.

Warren.

We've been at this for three days now.

How much longer do you want to keep searching?

Till the Red Hand finds us or we find them.

You sure you want to find them? Those people are psycho.

Even by Apocalypse standards.

You're Goddamn right I wanna find them.

We can't take Murphy alone.

I need an army.

I need men and women who will die for a cause.

And yes, kill for a cause.

And I mean without hesitation or remorse.

Because that's what it's come down to.

Listen to me.

Listen to me!

Listen to me.

I know we need help.

But not by the Red Hand. Not Escorpion.

You cannot control men like that.

They understand nothing but pain and death. They're killers.

And we aren't?

Now you listen to me.

I've come too far. I've spilled too much blood.

Seen too many good people die

for this mission to turn back now. Escorpion will change you more than you will change him!

Then so be it.

Something's burning.

Zombies?

Enders.

Car thieves will be hung first, shot later. No questions asked.

You must admit,

they know how to stage an atrocity.

Signed Escorpion himself. This isn't very old.

Yeah, it has that new corpse smell.

We're getting close.

Come check this out.

Who are they?

I'm guessing our family of car thieves

stole the car from the family in the trunk.

Maybe the Red Hand got it right.

They probably didn't even look in the trunk.

No, no, no, no, no. Better not.

Three against one, bro.

Oh I can count. But it's not really about the numbers, is it?

You don't want to trade this little lady

just to make a Z out of me.

Too many in the world already.

Exactly. Up till now, this is just a confusing little standoff

There's no need to get nasty.

Besides, I did just actually save you.

We'd have been all right.

That's easy for you to say and impossible for you to prove.

And I like my version.

Is there something you want?

Can we...

Name's Hopper. You are?

You didn't answer my question.

Oh, I'm just heading on down the road like, I bet, you.

Don't look back, right? Red Hand might be gaining on you.

What do you know about the Red Hand?

Oh, they are a force of good in this sad and desperate times.

And their methods, they're harsh,

but can't really argue with the results.

We're not safe here. We got to keep moving.

One second. You know how to find Escorpion?

Possibly.

Warren.

You with the Red Hand?

No, ma'am. I'm a small businessman.

What kind of business you got with the Red Hand?

I'm their drug dealer.

Ma'am, just between you and me,

ripping off the Red Hand, probably not a good idea.

Ain't nobody trying to rip you off, fool.

And lose the ma'am.

What do you want with Escorpion?

People don't look for Escorpion. Escorpion usually looks for them

I've got a proposition for him.

Oh honey, I bet you do.

Take us to him.

I could.

For a fee.

All right.

Guess I'll take you to him.

Besides, this is a proposition

that Escorpion will want to see in person.

Let's go!

He was transmitting from Spokane.

Washington? That makes no sense.

And anything else does?

What is he up to?

So how well do you know Escorpion?

Nobody knows Escorpion, man.

He's like a mystery wrapped inside a shadow in a ghost.

Supposedly, he was a big time shot caller

with the Zeros down in Mexico.

Apparently, a few years back he had a

come to Zombie Jesus moment, and it enlightened him

to a better way.

Better way to what?

The way forward, man.

The Apocalypse killed most of the people on the planet. But

that was random, you know?

There was no responsibility. There was no judgment.

Escorpion, he brings judgment to a lawless world. And the

Red Hand, they're just, they're just executing his sentences.

What if someday he judges you to be guilty?

Well, then I guess the Red Hand's gonna have to

deal with me accordingly.

Yeah.