The Walking Dead

You all right?

This isn't the way back to Hilltop...

Tara made a deal with those assholes. We broke it.

We ain't going back to Hilltop.

He's right. There's too many of them.

Alpha would destroy Hilltop to get me back now.

And why didn't you tell us there was that many of them?

You kept me locked in a cage.

What did you expect?

I wasn't going to betray my own people!

Well, maybe you should go back to 'em.

Henry didn't know what he was getting his ass into,

but you sure as hell did.

I thought I could go back.

I can't.

Well, you ain't coming with us.

Hey. Hey, we could run.

Me and her.

You guys go back, and... and we keep running.

They can't blame Hilltop if we just disappear.

Henry, we can't.

Let me fix this.

No.

There's no way in hell

I'm letting you run away with this one.

No way.

Think of your mom!

No, she's right. Come on.

We gotta go. Come on.

It's this way.

Yeah, this way.

No. No. Dog!

I'm going to be... one of them.

But you will always be...

one of us.

Find his wife.

Tell her the change is coming to him.

Did you find them?

No, but we're on their trail.

Get a fighting unit ready to set out.

Lydia will walk with us again...

or they will all walk with the guardians.

I'm starting to think

this thing might actually come together.

Was there ever a doubt?

Yeah. I had a couple.

Not me.

This is what we fought so hard for.

The chance to be different people.

Not warriors.

After everything we went through to get here...

we couldn't possibly give up now.

Looks like Jerry's knocking off early.

What happened to their armor?

Hey, buddy. Ah.

Are you all right?

I'm good.

For reals.

We need to talk to the King.

We got jumped.

We were clearing walkers off the roads,

and they totally bushwhacked us.

Took all our stuff and gave us this.

"We are the Highwaymen.

The roads surrounding the Kingdom belong to us.

All visitors attempting to travel to your fair

will be turned back unless you pay our toll..."

It's a list of goods for a ransom.

And a map with instructions for payment.

They must've been watching

and heard me talking about the fair and...

I'm sorry, boss.

I screwed up.

No, Jerry.

The trade fair is hardly a secret,

and we need it because we are low on food and supplies.

We couldn't pay these pirates if we wanted to.

Any idea who they are?

There was a rumor going around Hilltop

that some renegade Saviors had taken up around here...

Jed's group, I heard.

We didn't see them out there,

but it could be his people.

No, it wasn't them.

Saviors don't write letters.

If Jed's group was out there,

something must have happened to them

for these "Highwaymen" to move in on their territory.

Um, your majesties...

the peeps we invited

are counting on us to keep the roads safe.

We have to do something.

What say you, my queen?

Jerry's right.

This fair could be our last chance.

Gather every fighter we can spare.

It never ends, does it?

The storm must've knocked it down.

Okay.

We got to get the road cleared

before Alden's convoy meets up with us.

- We'll set up a perimeter. - Okay.

Come on.

I should give them a hand.

Like you haven't hurt yourself enough lately.

Oh, and I suppose you're getting younger?

Are you kidding?

After being up all night with this little bundle of joy?

My back is shot to hell.

That little baby deserves something better

than a couple of old farts like me and you...

especially you.

Ahh.

We'll... We'll find him a nice family.

It just feels so good having a little one to hold.

- Hey. - Hey.

Is there anything I can do?

I'm kind of going crazy over here.

Connie's gonna be okay, all right?

She's with Daryl.

Yeah.

More like Daryl's gonna be okay...

he's with Connie.

Hey. They're gonna catch up with that kid

and meet us at the fair.

Know what?

They're probably already waiting for us.

C'mon.

You can help haul and chop.

Take the high ground?

Yeah.

Good idea. Come on.

I don't understand.

They use walkers to protect themselves, right?

So we go up someplace the walkers can't go.

We separate the living from the dead.

They travel in a herd, but there's only

like five or six of them in the middle, right?

Yeah, but if we go up there,

we're trapped.

Alpha's not gonna send an army

'cause she doesn't have to.

She'll send Beta.

I'm sick of running.

This Beta... he their best?

Good.

We'll kill him first.

Come on.

Two guards.

They've got guns.

Can you take them both out

before one starts shooting?

Sure.

Just like old times.

They have guns.

This fair was meant to be a symbol.

A hope for a better future.

But it looks like violence is

the only currency of this future, same as the old one.

Ezekiel, maybe...

Maybe we should try talking to them.

What makes you think thugs like this would listen?

They took my sword.

They could have killed you...

you and your crew.

But they didn't.

I mean, they sent a letter, for crying out loud.

A grammatically correct one, too.

That sounds pretty civilized, doesn't it?

With all due respect, Your Highness,

screw their letter.

It was a grammatically correct death threat, yo.

No, it wasn't.

It just says that visitors to the fair

won't be allowed to pass.

These pirates have their knives at the Kingdom's throat.

What if you're wrong?

It has risks.

We'll talk to them...

and if I'm wrong and they don't listen...

Then we'll kill them.

Huh.

That stairwell's already barricaded.

I guess you know that.

Thanks.

Yeah.

A little secret stash for emergency?

Smart.

All right.

There's only two ways up... that's good.

I think these barricades