At the hydroelectrical plant, James and Marcus search through the lower decks.
James: Have we been through here already? It's hard to remember.
Marcus: I think we have, actually.
James: Well, we'll just do one more sweep—just to be safe.
Marcus: Shit, if you think this is necessary, sure, but I think we've been through the whole lower deck four times now, James and we haven't seen a single infected since the first pass.
James: Like I said, Marcus—just to be safe. We got families here.
Marcus: All right. I'm not complaining. You can never be too careful, though.
James: We finally spread out into the rest of this hydroelectrical plant. This place is going to look really nice. I think we really can make a life here, you know?
Marcus: Shit, it'll be nice if we can get the fucking generator operating. That'll make things much better here, even if we only run this a few hours a day.
James: Yeah, it'll be good to listen to some music while we work....Cassandra's been in a dancing mood lately.
Marcus: You've had a lot of shit on your mind, James. What is it?
James: You know what I've been thinking about a lot lately? Kyle, Sarah, Rose....Shawn....Caleb...Woody....if they're even out there, still alive. I mean, I've tried contacting them over and over again....got a signal...but sometimes I wonder if it's them or just false hope.
Marcus: It's been two years, James.
James sighs.
James: Yeah, you're ri—
Suddenly, a noise is heard behind the two, right around the corner.
James: I'm going to swing around the corner to see what it is. You be ready to fire.
Marcus: Right.
With his flashlight in hand, James swings around his flashlight while Marcus aims his guns, revealing to be Maya and Jenny.
Maya: Whoa! Shit, you two!
Jenny: Put the fucking flashlight out of our faces!
Marcus: Maya!
James: Jesus, we could have shot you! Where's your damn flashlight?
Jenny: The batteries ran dry.
Maya: What are you guys doing back down here again? I thought this area was clear.
Marcus: Actually, we were just finishing up. C'mon. Let's get somewhere with a view.
In Chicago, nightfall, Kyle is woken to Rachel shaking his shoulder.
Rachel: Charlies says it's time.
Kyle nods. Rachel walks over to Charlie, Elijah, and Shawn as Kyle starts to get up, but realizes something heavy was on his shoulder. He looks over to his left and sees that Sarah had fallen asleep against his shoulder. Kyle can't help but stare at her, looking so peaceful. Kyle receives flashbacks of when Sarah would fall asleep on him or next to him, and he couldn't help but admire how beautiful and peaceful she was. Kyle gives Sarah a fond smirk before he places a hand on her shoulder and gently shakes her.
Kyle: Sarah...it's time to go.
Sarah opens her eyes and starts to wake up.
Sarah: Okay....
Sarah realizes she has fallen asleep on Kyle's shoulder.
Sarah: Sorry...
Sarah sits up straighter on the couch.
Kyle: It's...it's okay.
The two share a look but quickly turn away from each other.
Shawn: You two lovebirds ready or what?
Kyle and Sarah look up at Shawn then nod before they start to get up and head out.
Kyle: You sure know how to be a boner killer, Shawn.
Shawn: So I've been told.
After making their way down another flight of stairs, Charlie raises his hand to signal the group to stop. Up ahead was the gate, the bandit base, and the subway entrance, which the crew was minimal. After a patrolling guard had passed, Charlie signaled Kyle that they should go up ahead and take out the two hunters on a nearby fire barrel. Kyle agreed, then turned to Shawn and Sarah.
Kyle: Cover us.
Kyle and Charlie went ahead. Making their way forward, Kyle glances at the old military checkpoint, now occupied by the Bandits, and sees Colm, Lynn, Abigail, and a few of the other Reapers standing alongside the Bandits.
Kyle: Great...The Reapers are with them.
Kyle and Charlie are able to neutralize the fire barrel bandits with ease and signaled the others to make their way to their position. Shawn, Sarah, Rachel, and Elijah crouched and slowly make their way toward them. Suddenly, Elijah was able to accidently knock over some recently used beer bottles. The Bandits react by yelling for their friends by the fire barrel to go check it out, but when they don't respond, they turn their search lights to where they heard the noise.
Elijah: Shit, take cover!
Kyle rushes behind a wall, where he can see the Bandits as well as Lynn jumping down from the checkpoint towers and onto the street.
Kyle: Fuck it.
Kyle pulls out his pistol and quickly gets out of cover and fires a bullet at the Bandits, killing one of them.
Kyle: Keep firing. We got to make sure they don't get any closer!
Everyone begins to fire their guns. Suddenly, ammo begins to run short.
Bandit: I'm gonna smoke the fuckers out!
Kyle take a quick look from cover and sees another man in a blue jacket and gas mask walking towards them. As Kyle realizes that they were likely gonna throw one at them and that neither of them could run for cover. The molotov flies through the air towards them. It land and narrowly misses Shawn, who was hiding behind a counter, which made him lose his footing and stumble into plain site. Lynn, seeing her moment, got out of cover, raised her rifle, but Sarah pulls Shawn back into cover just as Lynn fired, missing Shawn by an inch.
Lynn: Fuck!
Shawn: Too fucking close!
Shawn turns to Sarah.
Shawn: Thanks.
Sarah: Don't mention it.
Charlie: Okay, we have to make a run for it!
Kyle: Okay, I think you and Rachel should go first. Sarah, Shawn and I will cover you from behind. As the shooting stopped for a short time, as the Bandits reloaded their guns, as did Colm, Kyle turns to Shawn and Sarah.
Kyle: Now!
Charlie, Elijah and Rachel run off and Sarah, Shawn and Kyle fired all their loaded guns then they began to run for it. Just barely making it out of Bandit fire, they all made it to the stairwell that lead into the subway. Horrified they found that the way in was blocked by a large, rusty metal gate.
Shawn: We need to break through!
Charlie: No shit!
Kyle, Shawn, Charlie and Sarah began to throw themselves, in unison, against the gate until they were able to budge it, just a bit, only big enough for one person to squeeze through. Charlie pushes Elijah and makes him go through first and then followed himself, but while pushing through the gap, Charlie managed to budge the gate just a little more outward, which was compromised the structural integrity of the roof because it came crashing down. Instinctively, Kyle and Shawn grab Sarah's and Rachel's arm and just managed to pull them away before they could get crushed.
Rachel: Shit!
Sarah stares at the gate for a moment in shock.
Kyle: You girls okay?
Rachel: I almost pissed myself just now.
Sarah nods at this. Kyle then turns to the gate, towards Charlie.
Kyle: Charlie, help Shawn and I lift this!
Realizing the Bandits will be on them soon, Charlie grabs Elijah and looks over at the others.
Charlie: I'm sorry. We have to leave.
Elijah: What?
Charlie: We have to....
Sarah: What? Charlie!
Rachel: This is bullshit!
Elijah: Are you fucking serious?! Charlie!
Kyle: Charlie! Goddammit!
Shawn: Charlie, you motherfucker! Charlie!
Elijah gives an apologetic look before he and Charlie start to run off. Kyle bangs his fist against the gate in anger.
Rachel: Hey, over here!
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah turn to their right and see that the collapse of the wall had lead to a small sewer room, which was where Rachel was hiding. The three adults make it over to the hole, Sarah was the first to go through, then Shawn then Kyle. Just as flashlights appear at the top of the stairs, Lynn lashes out.
Lynn: Fuck!
Colm chuckles.
Lynn: What is so funny?
Colm: They're stuck in the sewer. The infected will get them.
Colm, Abigail, Selene and the rest of the Reapers walk away while Lynn stares in anger.
Lynn: I want to see them die.
Colm: Lynn, either way, they die.
Lynn: That's not justice by Roscoe.