User blog:The Noah Killer/The Walking Screams (Season 1)

Plot and Setting
10 years ago, a house fire killed the entire Liddell family except for the youngest member, Beth Liddell. Believing herself responsible, Beth has spent 10 years at Redfield sanatorium before being adopted by the Greene family as Beth Greene. Beth hopes to move on with her new family, but when a brutal series of murders start up, Beth realizes her nightmares are far from over and the truth is not as it seems...

Episode 1: Pilot
The Liddell family get into an unexpected and "heated" situation. Ten years later, we are introduced to our main characters.

Episode 2: The New Murderville
After news of four brutal murders get out, the town of Redfield is stunned. Later, Daryl receives an explanation for the chaos.

Episode 3: True Colors
The main characters meet up to discuss what to do about the killers. Meanwhile, a Ghostface attacks a main character's family.

Episode 4: Hopeless
Distraught at the latest death, Beth begins to slip back into her old ways, forcing Wren to watch over her. Meanwhile, Maggie gets into a confrontation with Dawn.

Episode 5: The Family Secret
Ghostface attacks the Grimes family, killing some and revealing the family secret. Meanwhile, Daryl has his first encounter with Ghostface.

Episode 6: Fight Back
A confession is made from two characters of their pasts. Meanwhile, Daryl plots retaliation against Ghostface.

Episode 7: It’s Not Over
The characters comes to terms with Noah’s betrayal. Meanwhile, the other two killers make it clear their spree is not over and target a character’s family.

Episode 8: You’ll Die Screaming
The Ghostfaces attack the Walsh family, leading to a sacrifice to save the others. Meanwhile, two couples grow closer, leading to sex scenes.

Episode 9: Late Encounters
Shane and Carl reel over the rape and murder of Judith. Meanwhile, after some self-defense training with their friends, Beth and Maggie finally have their first encounter with Ghostface.

Episode 10: The Girl on Fire
A final battle with Ghostface #2 begins, revealing their identity and the truth behind the fire. However, after the battle ends, a would be survivor’s life is in jeopardy.

Episode 1: Pilot
We open on the Liddell home, which is where the Liddell family live. The parents are Arthur and Molly Liddell, and the children being Beth Liddell (6) and Lizzie Liddell (17). Lizzie and Beth are in one room, while Arthur and Molly are in another. Everyone has fallen asleep at this point except for Beth, who finds herself energetic tonight. She decides to go back downstairs. Meanwhile, we notice a dark figure approaching the house. He takes out a lockpick and unlocks the door before entering the house.

Hearing this, a curious Beth decides to go investigate. She walks in front of the dark figure, who looks down at her. Beth smiles at him and gives a friendly wave. The dark figure responds to Beth’s hospitality by slamming her head hard against the staircase. Beth is unconscious. The figure then goes upstairs, where they enter Arthur and Molly’s room. We don’t see what happens next, but we hear very little noise, except for two minor clicks.

After the figure exits the room, we get a better look at them. They look to be tall and slim, like an adult, but there’s no way to be certain. Whoever they are, the figure is certainly good at sneaking around, and he’s taken the house keys. The fire then enters Lizzie’s room, where we see what is happening. The figure accidently wakes up Lizzie due to creaking on the wooden floor, and covers Lizzie’s mouth with her hand to prevent her from screaming. They inject Lizzie with a sedative that renders her paralyzed.

We switch to outside of the room, where we hear disturbing noises inside Lizzie’s room, though it’s quite unclear what exactly is happening in there. After the figure comes out, they silently close Lizzie’s bedroom door and lock it, trapping Lizzie inside, before doing the same with Arthur and Molly. They then light a match and throw it on the wooden floor. The figure goes downstairs and watches as the fire spreads. Once the figure is assured that the fire will kill everyone, they look down at Beth.

The figure puts Beth on a table and considers slitting her throat. When the figure notices the fire is rapidly spreading, he puts Beth down and leaves her to be burned alive instead. Beth is unable to act due to still being unconscious. Outside, we cut to a car. The driver is Hershel Greene, a neighbor of the Liddell family, who is on his way home from work. As he drives, Hershel notices the fire and pulls up in front of the house.

After calling 911 for help, Hershel resolves to try and pull out any survivors that he can find, though the fire has reached the lower floors at this point. Hershel goes inside to find Beth, who is about to get set on fire. Hershel grabs Beth before this can happen. Having no more time to save anyone else, Hershel takes the burnt and unconscious Beth from the house. He signals for the incoming ambulances and fire trunks for help, but are too late to save anyone else. Beth’s family is dead.

We cut to over 10 years later. Beth is in a therapy appointment with her psychiatrist, Dr. Wren Kingston. It is revealed that during the time jump, Beth was driven catatonic by the deaths of her family, as well as her burning, and had to spend 10 years at Redfield Sanatorium to mentally recover. Due to her head injury, Beth could not remember what happened that day. The fire was believed to have been caused by Beth, most likely an accident while playing with matches, but there wasn’t any proof that it was deliberate.

After Beth recovered, she was adopted by the Greene family, and has been Beth Greene for about 3 months. Wren is Beth’s psychiatrist, having continued to treat her for the past 10 years, and is proud to be seeing his patient move on. Wren says that she’s very proud of Beth, even though it’s taken her so long. Beth admits that she never thought she would see the day she would get out of the sanatorium and Wren has been like a father to her.

Wren thanks Beth for saying that, and says he’s always available whenever she needs him. They share a hug. It’s clear that Beth considers Wren a second father for all the help he’s given her. Beth leaves Wren’s office and goes into the lobby, where her adoptive family are waiting. This consists of Hershel, his wife Annette, and their daughter Maggie. Beth says that she now completely and legally sane. Hershel says that’s great and he knew Beth could do it. Beth smiles and hugs her new family.

We cut to the next morning. Hershel and Annette are dropping off Maggie and Beth at school, this being Beth’s first day. They tell them to have fun before driving away. Maggie takes Beth inside and meets up with her group of friends. This consists of teenagers Noah Carter, Michonne Williams, Glenn Rhee, Carl Grimes and Daryl Dixon. Maggie introduces everyone to her adoptive sister Beth, and they all shake hands and hug her.

Beth tells Maggie that she has some really nice friends. Maggie says she’s a lucky girl, and tells her that there is someone she needs to avoid. Beth asks who. Daryl says that he’ll tell the tale. Daryl explains that there is a “queen bitch” in school named Dawn Lerner, who has an insane crush on him, but he has rejected her at every turn. Daryl says that Beth needs to avoid her and don’t talk to Dawn. Beth says that Dawn doesn’t deserve someone like Daryl, as he’s way too handsome for her.

The group laughs at the joke. Daryl and Beth eye each other, and it’s clear the two have at least an interest in each other, even though they’ve only just met. As they laugh, Dawn is shown to be watching from some distance. Dawn says that no “blond bitch (Beth)” is going to stand between her and Daryl. She walks off. Noah says that he didn’t know Maggie ever had a sister. Glenn reminds Noah that Beth is actually adopted, prompting Noah to ask what happened to her real family.

Beth says that she doesn’t want to talk about that, at least not today. We cut to a house belonging to the Grimes family. Inside are Carl’s parents, Rick and Lori Grimes. Visiting is Shane Walsh, Rick’s best friend, and his little daughter, Judith Walsh. The group are having lunch together, except for Lori, who is upstairs by herself. Shane asks if Lori is still upset about “what happened” Rick responds with “How can she not?” Shane says that this is true.

Judith starts to giggle because of how “cute” a cupcake that she is eating looks. While Shane smiles at Judith, Rick says that he is going to talk to Lori for a moment. Shane tells Rick that this is a bad idea, and she’ll never change her opinion. Rick says that it’s at least worth a try and goes upstairs to where Lori is. Lori tells Rick she knows why he’s here, and she refuses his request before he even says it. Rick tells Lori that Shane is not what he used to be, and he’s changed.

Lori tells Rick that he can’t make her change her opinion on this subject, and Rick would be doing the same if positions were swapped. Rick admits that he would be stubborn, and he’s only trying to change her mind because he’s Shane’s best friend, and what happened isn’t all his fault. Lori admits that her part was wrong, but tells Rick she isn’t going to change her mind and tells him to leave, which he does. Rick goes back downstairs and shakes his head at Shane, who predicted this outcome.

Shane tells Rick that Lori is never going to move on from this, and Rick needs to accept that. Besides, Shane is happy enough with Judith. He and Judith leave the house. As they do so, Judith asks where Carl was today. Shane explains that Carl is still in school and says that Judith may not be able to see him as much as she would like too. Judith admits that she admires Carl, and finds him to be a “good boy” Shane looks surprised that Judith takes a liking to Carl, but continues walking. We cut to around nighttime.

We zoom in on a building, an abandoned hospital to be exact. Inside the building, there is a room where three figures are. The three figures are wearing Ghostface costumes. The third figure asks the others why they couldn’t meet up earlier, as it’s getting very late. #1 says that nighttime is the perfect time to meet up for “diabolical plans”, as he looked up villain meetings, which usually take place at night. #3 yawns, signaling that he is tired. #1 tells #3 to deal with it and focus on the subject.

It’s becoming clear that these are the three killers of the story, with #1 as the leader. #1 asks the other two if they have all the costumes that they need. #2 opens a closet, showing many kinds of Ghostface costumes, such as the Gas Mask costume from Chainsaw’s fanfictions, and the Author’s costume from Noah’s Strange Things trilogy. #3 concludes the Gas Mask is their least favorite because the breathing noise annoys him. #2 asks #3 if he ever stops complaining. The annoyed #1 orders them to focus on the subject.

He says that they are gong to start their spree in about three weeks, and when the time comes, they need to figure out who to target first. #3 asks if #1 is in charge of killing Daryl, while #2 is in charge of killing Beth. #1 says that they’ve talked about that three times already and #3 needs to pay more attention. #3 claims he can’t pay attention when it’s close to midnight, as it’s too late and ark. #1 tells #3 to shut the fuck up and quit complaining already. #2 diffuses the tension and says he’s got “the perfect idea” for their first victims. #1 asks what it is. Before we hear the answer, we smash to black.

Episode 2: The New Murderville
We open three weeks later on a house, where four teens are hanging out. These teens are Noah Ben-Maor, Alex Hughes, Jeremiah Monoghan, and Donald Newton. The four are gathering up at Alex’s home to discuss a four joint fanfiction, with Noah acting as leader. Noah wants to take Alex’s place as the cruelest fanfiction writer on the wiki, and everyone gathered here to help with that goal in the joint fanfiction. Noah wants to make a child rape scene, which Alex and Jeremiah support, but Donald is horrified that Noah is being this sadistic. Donald says that a child being raped is way too far.

Alex points out that he did that Donald had Trig, a ten year old, get shot in the head with a crossbow, and Alex recently did a child rape. Realizing this, Donald says that he needs to be alone for a minute. He goes outside to get some fresh air and cool off. During this, we cut to someone’s pov. The person starts advancing toward Donald from behind, eventually taping his shoulder. Donald spins around to find one of the killers, dressed in the Brandonface costume from his first three episodes in his Honor saga. Donald asks if Brandonface, who he thinks is Noah, if this is some kind of joke. He shakes his head.

Donald tells Brandonface, who he calls an asshole, to take off the mask. Brandonface responds by slashing Donald’s throat. Donald Newton, DCN1989 and fanfiction writer, is dead. Brandonface tells Donald’s corpse that he should learn to watch his tongue. Meanwhile, Jeremiah tells Alex that he may have hurt Donald’s feelings. It is then revealed that Trig’s death scene was the least favorite death Donald had ever written, and the prospect of being part of writing a child rape disgusted him.

Noah wants to take Alex’s place as the cruelest fanfiction writer on the wiki, and everyone gathered here to help with that goal in the joint fanfiction. Alex agrees to go apologize to Donald about it. When he goes outside, Alex finds Donald dead on the ground. Just then, another killer tackles him to the ground. Alex looks the killer, who is wearing the Gas Mask costume some of the killers wear in his fanfictions. Brandonface comes up and holds Alex’s mouth shut to prevent him from crying for help, allowing Gas Mask to stab Alex 10 times.

Alex Hughes, Chainsaw xo and cruelest fanfiction writer, is dead. Gas Mask and Brandonface go back inside the house. Jeremiah and Noah are getting worried at this point. Just then, Gas Mask and Brandonface run up. Brandonface hacks Jeremiah’s head in with a hatchet. Jeremiah, JMOffical and fanfiction writer, is dead. Noah is horrified to witness the death of his fellow writer and tries to escape out the back door. However, upon opening it, he finds the third killer, who is dressed like the Author, Noah’s favorite killer.

The Author punches Noah in the face, which breaks his glasses and knocks him out. Noah wakes up outside, where he is tied to a tree. The three killers are standing in front of him. Gas Mask asks the Author if he has “the stuff” He nods and takes out a bag, which is full of rocks. The three killers all take the rocks, but Brandonface asks how stones are supposed to kill somebody, revealing that he’s never heard of stoning before. Gas Mask does a facepalm. Noah recognizes this as Jeremy Peters’ death from Alex’s Game of Survival story, where Jeremy was stoned to death. Noah begs them not to do this.

The Author says that he is the cruelest fanfiction writer ever, not Noah, Alex or anyone else. They ask Noah if he has any last words, but before he can answer, the Author explains that they do not care. The three killers start throwing rocks at Noah. They laugh and enjoy themselves, but Noah is clearly not liking this at all and cries at his horrible fate. Eventually, Noah finally stops crying and moving. Noah Ben-Maor, The Noah Killer and writer of this trilogy, is dead. We cut to the next morning at school.

Beth, Glenn, Maggie, Noah, Michonne, Carl and Daryl are meeting up. By three weeks later, Glenn and Maggie have started dating, and Beth and Daryl’s affections have started to grow. The group are discussing the murders. Beth is the most horrified that something like that is happening in town, while Noah is intrigued because one of the victims had the same first name as him. Glenn tells Noah that he needs to be more sympathetic, as this is real life, not some movie. Noah apologizes.

Maggie asks what the teens did to deserve something like this. Michonne says that they were just fanfiction writers, and she’s on the Scream wiki a lot. They’ve never done anything wrong in their lives. Beth asks if it’s possible they could become a target to. Glenn says that the killers would have to get past him in order to get to Beth and Maggie first, and that is impossible. Glenn and Maggie share a laugh. Maggie kisses him on the cheek. Carl says that Rick and Shane will kick their asses once they have the chance, and they are unstoppable together.

The group laughs together, although Beth shows some nervousness. Noticing this, Daryl says that they could plan ahead just in case, and asks who could be a serial killer. Carl says maybe Dawn, out of Daryl’s rejection for her. Beth asks how Dawn even got attracted to Daryl in the first place. Daryl says it’s quite a story, but asks why she should murder four teens that she doesn’t even know. Glenn says that they may a murder mystery on their hands.

We cut to Alex’s house, where Rick and Shane are on the scene together. They watch as the four bodies are taken out of the house and loaded into a van. Rick says that he’s never been in an outright murder case before. Shane admits that they best they’ve done was that car chase they had 16 years ago. Rick tells Shane that they agreed never to talk about the car chase, and what that resulted in. A flashback 16 years ago ensues, with, Rick and Shane chasing down a trio of criminals that just robbed a bank.

After catching the criminals, a shootout ensued. Rick was shot in the chest and wounded during the shootout, before two of the criminals were killed, while the third gunman hid behind a car. Rick, stunned that the son of a bitch shot him, asks Shane to not tell Lori that happened. The third gunman fires a .45 M1911A1 pistol and hits Rick in the side, where his vest does not protect him. The man was then gunned down by Shane, who yells at the other officers to call an ambulance.

This resulted in Rick being in a coma for a few months, similar to the show. After Rick recovered, he discovered something horrible. Before we see what that is, we cut back to present day. Just then, Rick and Shane get a text on their phones. They look to find “Your secrets are no longer hidden, look to your side” on their phones. The men are stunned that both got the same text message and decide to look to their side.

A dark figure is watching the crime scene from the woods, waving his phone out. Rick and Shane realize that this is the texter, who might also be the killer here. The dark figure walks into the woods. Rick attempts to pursue, but he’s already gone, and they can’t get into their cars because the figure ran into the woods. Shane says there’s something weird going on here, and it’s not anything minor at all. Rick agrees. We cut back to school, where Beth is in the girl’s bathroom.

When she comes out, Dawn walks up to her. Beth, who does not know what Dawn looks like as she’s never met her before, asks how she’s doing. Dawn asks Beth about what she thinks of Daryl. Beth begins to tell Dawn about how cool she thinks Daryl is until she realizes this is Dawn. She tells Dawn that Daryl is not interested in her and she was warned about her already. Beth asks why Dawn can’t just move on and find a new boyfriend or something. Dawn says that Beth has no idea what loves feels like.

Beth decides that this whole conversation isn’t getting anywhere and decides to walk away, telling Dawn that no boy is going to like her if she continues behaving this way. Before Beth can leave, Dawn tapes her shoulder, which causes her to turn around. She’s punched in the face. Beth falls to the ground, feeling helpless. Dawn stands over her and tells Beth that she can behave anyway she wants. Another female voice asks Dawn if she really thinks that. Dawn replies “yes” before turning to the 3rd female.

The 3rd female is revealed to be Sasha Williams, who is angry to see that a student punched another. Dawn attempts to pin the blame on Beth, but fails. Sasha berates Dawn for her behavior and orders her to go to her office. Dawn tells Beth that she’s going to regret what has happened today and angrily walks away. Sasha takes Beth’s hand and helps her up. Beth thanks Sasha and asks who she is. Sasha introduces herself as the principal of the school and Michonne’s mother.

Sasha says that she’s sorry that Beth had to go through something like that. Beth admits that she’s “been through way worse” and she’ll get over it. She asks Sasha if she has an ice pack, as her cheek hurts. Sasha takes Beth to the nurse’s office to get her one. After Beth gets out of the office, she is met by Daryl, Michonne and Maggie. Seeing the ice pack, they ask what happened. Beth tells them about how she got punched by Dawn. Michonne says that someone really needs to slap that bitch.

Beth smiles and agrees with their hypothesis, then tells Michonne that she has a great mother. Michonne says that this is why Sasha got to be principal, as she always knows what to do in bad situations. Beth tells them that Dawn has detention for what she did, but remembers her threat earlier. Daryl and Maggie say that they can handle whatever Dawn has to throw at them. We cut to later that night. Daryl is at home with his older brother, Merle Dixon.

Daryl is telling him that a bitch fight happened in school, which he didn’t see. Merle laughs and says that he would have paid to see that, asking who won. Daryl says that it’s not cool that a girl is beating up his friends just to get to him. Merle tells Daryl that he needs to tell Dawn that he’s simply not interested in her and nothing is going to happen. Daryl explains that he’s tried that four times already, but to no avail. Merle tells Daryl that he’s been through way worse than some “psycho bitch”, asking if he remembers why he is taking care of him instead of their parents.

Daryl says that he remembers. He goes upstairs. In his room, Daryl’s phone rings. Curious, he answers and the caller has a strange voice. Daryl is confused as he’s never heard this type of voice before, but tells them to call back another time. When he tries to hang up, he threatens to gut Merle like fish. Daryl is stunned at the threat, but also angry. Daryl tells the caller that he would kick his ass if he tried anything, and Merle would do it twice as harder, asking if this is Dawn.

The caller says he’s not Dawn, but he’ll tell his alias; Ghostface. Daryl hasn’t watched the scream films, so he thinks this is a joke. Ghostface says that he is not a joke and says that maybe he’ll repeat stoning Noah Ben-Maor to death on Noah Carter. Daryl realizes this is serious when Ghostface tells him the cause of Noah’s death. Ghostface says that he knows all of Daryl’s secrets and the past won’t stay buried forever, and when it comes back up, it will drag the Dixon family down to hell. He hangs up. Smash to black.

Episode 3: True Colors
We open on the Grimes house, where Shane, Rick, Carl and Judith are sitting together. It is revealed that today is Carl’s birthday and they’ve woken up early to have cupcakes. Lori has reluctantly allowed herself to be in the same room as Shane to celebrate her son’s birthday. Judith asks Shane if she and Carl can play tag. Rick and Shane say yes, but to make it quick, as Carl is still going to school even on his birthday. Judith is chasing Carl around the house. Once they come to the side of the house, they look around and see that nobody is around. They are all alone.

Carl asks Judith what she wanted to see him alone for, revealing that the game of tag was a ruse so that they could be alone. Judith says that she wanted to give him another birthday present. When Carl asks what it is, Judith explains that she’s wanted to do something like this for a long time. Judith goes up to him and plants a peck on his lips. It’s their first kiss ever. And, yes, it’s adorable. Carl is surprised that she has done this, but also happy. They smile and hug each other. Carl plants one on her cheek.

Judith says happy birthday to him before Shane calls them back so that Carl can go off to school. Carl says that they’ll have to do this again sometime. Judith smiles in agreement. Although they are of younger age, it’s clear that the two kids have a crush on each other, but are keeping it secret since they are too young to be dating. Carl and Judith go back. Lori seems slightly surprised to see how friendly and compassionate Judith and Carl are toward each other, but doesn’t say it aloud. We cut to school.

The main teen characters are sitting down and talking. Daryl is telling everyone about the call he got last night and how the caller was called “Ghostface” Noah explains that Ghostface is the iconic villain the scream films and TV series, who likes to call his victims and torment them before murdering then. Beth reveals that during dinner last night, she got a similar call. The group, especially Daryl, are stunned. Glenn asks what Ghostface said.

Beth explains that Ghostface threatened to gouge out her eyes with arrows and “to set your family on fire…again” She also reveals that Ghostface told her that somebody in her group likes crossbows. Daryl admits that he loves to use crossbows and does target practice for fun. A few days earlier, his crossbow had gone missing, and he hasn’t been able to find it since. Michonne wonders if the killers could have stolen it. Maggie says that it’s possible. Daryl asks Beth if there is any reason why the killers would target her.

Maggie asks Beth if she wants to tell them about her past. Beth decides that it’s time. She explains that there was a fire at her biological family’s house when she was around 6. Her entire family died and she had a head injury, causing her to forget what happened. When it was concluded that Beth accidently started the fire, she spent 10 years at Redfield Sanatorium, being mentally distraught from her family’s deaths and the notion that she was responsible for it. Beth also tells them about her doctor, Wren Kingston, and how nice he is. Eventually, after her release, Beth came to terms with her family’s deaths and was adopted by the Greene family. The group is shocked to hear Beth’s tragic story, especially Daryl and Noah. Beth thanks them for caring, and wonders if Ghostface might really be involved with the fire. Maggie says that they have a lot to think about. Glenn says that he’ll always be here if Maggie or anyone else needs help.

Daryl, Noah, Carl, and Beth say the same. The group agree that the killer could be a problem and decide to work together should it be necessary. Maggie goes off alone to get a drink at the water fountain. After doing so, she is intercepted by Dawn on the way back. Maggie tells Dawn that punching her sister was a huge mistake. Dawn tells Maggie that Beth getting her into trouble was the real mistake. Maggie tells Dawn to leave her family alone, or she’s going to make sure Dawn regrets it.

Dawn says that she doesn’t regret anything. Annoyed, Maggie slaps Dawn and tells her to stop being a bitch. Dawn goes to punch Maggie, but Daryl, who also went to go a drink, grabs her hand. Daryl tells Dawn to grow up and face the fact that they will never be together. Maggie and Daryl wake off, leaving Dawn fuming. As they walk away, Dawn assures them that she will get payback, sooner or later. Sometime later, we cut to the Greene home, where Wren is visiting Annette and Hershel.

They are talking on a bench outside. Annette and Hershel are telling Wren about the phone call Beth got last night from someone using a Ghostface voice. Wren says that this is very troublesome, as he’s heard of Ghostface before. He asks if they are sure that this isn’t a prankster. Hershel says that he would normally think that, but since four murders just happened, he does not believe this is a prank, and someone might really be after his daughter. Wren says that the killer might try to mess with Beth mentally and physically, if it’s being taken after the films.

Annette says that they should try to get the police. Wren agrees, knowing Shane and Rick are very talented and the police would be good in any dangerous situation. Annette decides to go call Rick now and ask for protection. Suddenly...BAM! Hershel and Wren scream and see that Annette has just been shot through the head with an arrow. Annette Greene, mother of Maggie and Beth Greene, and wife of Hershel Greene, is dead. Wren turns to the direction where the arrow shot from; it’s the killer, wearing the Devil Ghostface costume from JMO’s story, armed with Daryl’s crossbow, similar to the show. There’s also a scythe lying on the ground.

He starts shooting at Wren and Hershel. Hershel is hit in the arm. He screams out. Wren grabs Hershel and they run inside the house, with Devil still shooting at them. Wren slams the door shut and locks Devil out. He orders Hershel to call 911, which he does even though his arm hurts like hell. From the other side, Devil tells the men that they have not seen the last of him. He takes Annette’s corpse and the scythe to the front door. Devil impales Annette’s head with the scythe, pinning the corpse against the door. Noticing Maggie and Beth walking back from school, Devil leaves. When Maggie and Beth return, they see their mother impaled to the door. The final girls scream. Smash to black.

Episode 4: Unhinged
We cut to the next morning at the police station, where Rick and Shane are talking. It is revealed that they arrived on the scene to find a hysterical Beth and Maggie mourning Annette, and Beth fainted out of shock. Hershel has been treated for his arm wound, which wasn’t too deep. Rick and Shane have concluded that there is a serial killer out there, and a murder spree is happening. Rick says that this is beyond anything he ever thought he would have to deal with.

Shane says that Rick has pulled through worse, and they can take these bastards down. Rick says that those were regular criminals with no personal grudge against him, but a serial killer knowing their secret is far deadlier. Shane and Rick agree that they need to give it their all to protect their kids from these bastards, as well as Lori. We cut to the Greene house, where Beth is in bed. Daryl, Glenn, Wren and Maggie are there, and Daryl is outraged to learn that Ghostface has used his crossbow to kill Annette.

Wren explains that Beth collapsed of shock after suffering a mental breakdown at Annette’s death. Beth is now catatonic and will not move or speak. It’s similar to what happened to her in the show in TWD season 2. Maggie and Daryl say that this is horrible and ask what they can do to help. Wren explains that someone needs to be here at all times to watch Beth, even when she is sleeping. He say that Beth is in an extremely vulnerable and fragile state, and asks where Hershel is, knowing he could provide some comfort for Beth. Maggie calls for Hershel, but he does not respond. The foursome, except Daryl, who is watching Beth, go downstairs but they still do not find Hershel.

Maggie realizes what’s happening and says she knows where Hershel is. When Daryl asks where, she explains that Hershel must have secretly left the house so that he could go to the bar. Maggie adds that Hershel was also distraught after seeing his wife die, and bars are usually the place disheartened people go to. Wren says that they need Hershel to get back here as soon as possible. He offers to stay behind and watch Beth, while everyone else goes to the bar and gets Hershel back. Maggie thanks Wren for doing this.

They go upstairs and tell Daryl about what is happening. Daryl tells Wren to make sure that Beth doesn’t get any worse. Wren says that is what he’s been doing for the past 10 years. Daryl admits that he’s just concerned about Beth, and it’s clear that he really does care about her. Daryl, Glenn and Maggie leave, while Wren looks at Beth. He asks her to say something, anything at all. Beth doesn’t respond. Wren sighs.

We cut to the sidewalk, where Maggie, Daryl and Glenn are heading toward the bar, which isn’t too far from here. En Route, Maggie stops walking. Seeing tears forming in Maggie’s eyes, Glenn asks if she’s ok. Maggie admits that she’s been holding in her tears to support her family, but she can’t anymore. Glenn says its ok let out emotions like that, and Daryl agrees. They say Maggie can cry if she wants to. With their permission, Maggie cries and mourns for her mother. Glenn and Daryl hug her.

Meanwhile, Dawn is in her car driving around. Just then, she hears the news Annette’s death over the radio. Dawn smiles, knowing that somewhere, Beth and Maggie are suffering. Just then, she notices Maggie crying on the sidewalk and decides to seize the opportunity to taunt her, though she would like to do it to Beth more. Dawn pulls up, gets out of the car and approaches the trio. Dawn says that she’s “sorry” for their losses, though, like mother and daughter, Annette most likely was a bitch.

Maggie lashes out at Dawn, screaming that she did this. Maggie punches Dawn repeatedly. Dawn gets a few punches back, though Maggie clearly has the upper hand. Daryl and Glenn try to separate them, but get hurt in the process. Eventually, Daryl grabs Dawn and pulls her away, while Glenn tries to calm Maggie down. Dawn punches Daryl in the balls so that she can go back for round two. Maggie pushes Glenn off of her for the same reason.

Once again, Dawn and Maggie are fighting. At this point, the girls are bleeding. Maggie has scratches on her face, while Dawn has a broken nose. It's a very brutal fight. Dawn starts to get the upper hand when she strangles Maggie, who forces Dawn off of her. Maggie punches Dawn in her already broken nose. She screams out. Dawn smacks Maggie several times, but she grabs her wrist and twists it. Dawn screams again. Maggie kicks Dawn right in the face, knocking her down. Maggie then stomps on Dawn’s face. The fight is over, and Maggie is the winner.

Maggie goes to stomp on the already unconscious Dawn again, but Glenn and Daryl grab Maggie and yell that it’s over already. Maggie finally calms down. Glenn says that they should go back home, but Maggie refuses, and wants to go on to the bar and get Hershel despite her injuries. Daryl, respecting Maggie’s determination, convinces Glenn to let her go on. The trio then resume their journey, leaving the bloody and bruised Dawn on the ground. We cut to Michonne’s home, where she is trying on a dress in front of Sasha. Sasha tells Michonne she looks very pretty in it. Just then, the doorbell rings. Michonne opens it to find Noah, whom has come over to have their first date together and meet Sasha.

Noah shakes hands with Sasha, who welcomes him. Noah then compliments Michonne on her dress, which he says makes her look pretty. Michonne blushes. Sasha smiles, satisfied to see that her daughter is having fun with her crush. Sasha says that she’ll leave them too it. She goes upstairs. Noah and Michonne sit on a couch, cuddling and watching the Spongebob Squarepants movie. Michonne thanks Noah for letting her watch this with him, as Sasha would freak out if she watched a horror movie in the middle of a murder spree.

Noah says that it’s no problem, and he’s a personal Spongebob fan anyway. He says that Spongebob is pretty cute, like Michonne. Michonne giggles and smiles at Noah, who smiles back. Meanwhile, at Beth’s house, Wren is trying to get Beth to speak to him, telling her that he can’t help unless she talks. Eventually, Beth finally does speak, and says “End it” Wren asks Beth what see means. Beth laments that her old life is coming back to her again, with her family dying all over again. She wants an “early end”, meaning she wants to die, before she has to suffer again.

Wren says that’s not what is happening here. Beth disagrees. Wren says that they’ve been through far too much together to just end it now. He admits that he considers Beth as a daughter figure to him, and they shouldn’t give up. Beth still disagree, much to Wren's dissapointment. We cut to the bar, where Daryl, Glenn and Maggie are arriving. The bar isn’t busy today, but they do find Hershel, whose arm is bandaged up, sitting down. Hershel notices them and the bruises and cuts Maggie has on her face.

When he asks about it, Maggie says that they will get to that later and tells him about how bad Beth is doing, and that Hershel must come home. Hershel admits that he did not know Beth was catatonic before he left, but tells them his reasons for coming here. He explains that whenever he has a devastating loss, or becomes delusional with faith, he comes over here to weigh out his options. Hershel admits that he is feeling hopeless and lost after his wife’s murder.

Glenn tells Hershel that he can’t leave his daughters behind, and they are the greatest things Hershel has ever had, and will be. Hershel admits that as much as he loved Annette, he loves Maggie and Beth more. Maggie argues that people, such as herself and Beth, are counting on them to be strong; that it isn't about what they believe anymore, but about keeping their loved ones safe and giving them hope. This resonates with Hershel, who finishes his drink and decisively puts down his glass.

He decides that he does need to come home, but first insists that Maggie tell him why she has cuts and bruises all over her. Before she tells him, we cut to around nighttime. Dawn has just awakened from being knocked out by Maggie. However, Dawn finds herself tied up and in the abandoned hospital. Dawn screams for help, but the only person who comes to her “aid” is the killer, who is wearing the Zombie Ghostface costume. Dawn tells Zombie, who she thinks is a kid wearing a stupid Halloween costume, to piss off and let her out.

Zombie tells Dawn that he hates stupid bitches like her, and he just came up with an idea to use on people like Dawn. Upon realizing that this is one of the killers, Dawn attempts to break free. When this fails, she tells Zombie that she’ll do anything to be spared, offering to give some help, as she hates the Greene family. Zombie declines because he already has two very capable accomplices, and he is determined to use his idea on Dawn.

Zombie asks Dawn if she likes to be a pretty girl, in order to impress Daryl, but before she answers, Zombie says that he’s the idea for the prettiest smile ever. He slices his knife through Dawn’s face, carving a bloody smile across her mouth. Dawn screams in terror. Her mouth and face gets bloody. After he is finished, Zombie says that he’s changed his mind, and wants to make Dawn as ugly as possible instead. To this end, he slices the knife through Dawn’s face and slowly carves all of it off. Dawn Lerner, psycho lover of Daryl Dixon, is dead. Smash to black.

Episode 5: Family Ties
We cut to the next morning, with Shane and Judith having breakfast at their home. Just then, the doorbell rings. Shane answers it to find a frantic and panicking Carl. Shane tries to calm Carl down and asks what is wrong. Carl explains that he woke up this morning and Lori and Rick were nowhere to be found. Shane is shocked that his best friend and his wife are missing, and decides to try and call them. He dials Rick’s cell phone number, but there is no response.

Carl says that he’s too young to be alone at home and asks to stay with Shane and Judith until his parents are found. Shane agrees to this and calls the police station, telling them that Sheriff Grimes and his wife are missing, and to put out an APB on them. He promises that they will be found soon, but Carl cries at the thought of something bad happening to them, as there is a serial killer out there. Shane and Judith help comfort him. Just then, the phone starts ringing, and the ID is unknown.

Realizing what this is, Shane answers the phone and demands to know where Rick and Lori are. The killer, who is dressed in the Pumpkin Ghostface costume from JMO’s story, asks Shane if he really thinks he can save people, even after what he did to Rick and Lori. Shane says that he’s a changed man, but he’s going to do something way worse to Pumpkin if he hurts Rick. Pumpkin says that he’ll be a good man and tell him what to do when he’s ready. If he tries to get them back beforehand, Pumpkin promises to slaughter them and make Carl an orphan. He hangs up.

Pumpkin, who is in the abandoned hospital, walks up to Rick and Lori, who are tied to chairs and duct taped. Pumpkin rips the tape off of Rick, who demands that he release them. Pumpkin says if Rick yells again, then he will have Lori raped in front of him. Horrified at the thought, Rick stops yelling. Pumpkin rips the tape off of Lori, and tells her she’s been a very naughty woman. Lori asks Pumpkin how he knows what happened. Pumpkin explains that one of his accomplices is a “detective”, who searched for the juiciest and dirtiest secrets Redfield had to offer, and he found them.

After putting the duct tape back on Rick and Lori’s mouths, Pumpkin drags in Dawn’s faceless corpse, and also her severed face. Lori and Rick are horrified and disgusted by this gruesome sight. Pumpkin says that that they’ll have some fun soon. He walks off. We cut to the next day at the Greene house, where the family and Daryl are talking about Beth’s condition. Hershel explains that he had a conversation with Wren, in which he revealed that Beth is coming hopeless and suicidal.

Daryl and Maggie are stunned by this, and ask what they can do to help. Hershel says that Wren is a busy man, and he can’t always be here to watch over Beth, whom they must put on suicide watch, meaning someone must be with her at all times to make sure she doesn’t make a suicide attempt. Daryl says he notices something strange. Hershel asks what it is. Daryl asks if they are all meeting downstairs, while Beth is in her bed upstairs, then who is watching over her now.

Just then, they hear glass breaking upstairs. They quickly realize that the unguarded Beth is seizing the opportunity to commit suicide and is breaking the mirror to get glass shards. It’s very similar to her attempted suicide in TWD season 2. As the trio run upstairs, Daryl begins to berate Hershel for leaving Beth alone, but Maggie tells him to shut up and focus. They attempt to get into the bathroom, where Beth is picking up two glass shards to slit her wrists, but it’s locked. Daryl yells at Hershel to get the house keys, and he runs to do so.

As Hershel returns with the keys, Beth begins to cut her wrist with the glass shards, but it’s painful and she stops. Beth ultimately realizes that how painful suicide is and decides that it was mistake, before Daryl, Maggie and Hershel get into the room. Beth cries that she is sorry. The trio hug her and begin to bandage up her cuts. We cut to Daryl’s house, where Merle is hanging out. Merle is in the middle of exercising by lifting weights, medium sized ones. Just then, he gets a phone call.

Merle answers it, and hearing Ghostface’s voice, tells him to piss off. Ghostface says that Merle has a very poor taste in manners, and his brother behaves way better. Merle says that he doesn’t care about what some dick has to say about him, and he is his own man. Ghostface says that Merle really needs to learn to shut up. Merle replies that Ghostface should first. He hangs up. Then, he gets a knock the door. Thinking this is Daryl, he opens the door, but finds a killer, who is dressed in the Scarecrow Ghostface costume, on the other side.

He slams a beer bottle in Merle’s head. He groans. Scarecrow attempts to stab Merle with a spear, but is punched by Merle. He falls backwards. Merle attempts to kick him on the ground, but Scarecrow rolls away and gets the spear again. He shoves it into Merle’s chest. He attempts to pull it out of his chest, but Scarecrow pushes the spear in deeper. Merle gasps. Scarecrow grabs Merle and throws his head into his own TV, electrocuting him. Merle Dixon, older brother of Daryl Dixon, is dead. We cut to Shane’s house, where he is eagerly awaiting another call from Pumpkin.

Carl is sitting on a couch, trying to contain his nervousness. Judith sits next to him and asks if he is okay. Carl admits that he is not and is completely terrified that Lori and Rick will die. Judith says that Shane will save them, and he’s always here if Carl needs her. Carl thanks Judith and holds hands with her. It’s a tight bond. They begin to lean in for a kiss, but before they can reach other, Shane gets a call back from Pumpkin. Shane asks what he wants him to do.

Pumpkin explains that he likes for people to know the truth, and so, Shane is going to tell Judith and Carl about what really happened after Rick woke up from his coma. Shane is horrified, as he wanted to save that until Judith and Carl were much older, but Pumpkin forces him to do this. Shane walks up to Carl and Judith and says that he must tell them something horrible if Rick and Lori are to survive. Carl and Judith say that they’ll listen.

Shane reveals that during Rick’s coma, Lori became distraught about Rick’s condition. Eventually, about two weeks before Rick would awaken, Shane lied to her that Rick was not going to wake up and he was dead. After this, Lori and Shane became attached and they started having an affair, which Shane took great pleasure in. However, Shane was dismayed when Rick awoke, and outraged when Lori immediately ended their relationship to resume loving Rick. One day, Shane privately confronted Lori.

This took place after Shane had been drinking too much, and he drunkenly professed his love to Lori and tried to kiss her, which caused her to push him away. This turned into a struggle, in which Lori tried to scratch Shane with her fingernails, but failed as they aren’t sharp or long enough. Shane then proceeded to rape Lori. Carl and Judith are horrified at what Shane has done. After he was finished, a guilt ridden Shane regained his senses and realized what he had done.

He turned himself in and received 7 years in prison. After his release, Shane learned from Rick and Lori that Lori’s rape had consequences. It is revealed that Lori had become pregnant with a baby, Shane’s baby: Judith Walsh. Judith is shocked to learn that she was born of rape. Shane further explains that Judith was sent to an orphanage at birth, as Lori could not bear to have a child born of rape. After learning of Judith’s existence, Shane decided that Judith was his responsibility and adopted her when she was about 6 years old.

Over the next 6 years, Shane eventually reconciled with Rick and they went back into the police department, but Lori could never fully forgive Shane. We cut back to present day. Shane tells Judith that the reason he was surprised that she likes Carl was because they were half siblings. This means that their relationship has been incest all along. Carl and Judith are speechless at this point. Shane tells Pumpkin that he’s told them everything and that he must let Rick and Lori go.

Pumpkin says that he’s going to kill them now. Shane yells that they had an agreement. Pumpkin says that he’ll keep things fair. If Shane gets to the abandoned hospital fast enough, maybe he can save them, but he must bring Carl and Judith with him. Carl agrees to go with Shane and promises to protect Judith, who is scared. Knowing that there is no time for arguing, Shane carries Carl and Judith into the car with him and rushes the abandoned hospital. We cut back to Daryl’s house, where he coming back now that Beth is getting cared for.

Daryl is confused to find the door is open, and shouts for Merle. He finds his head still stuck in the TV. Daryl freaks out and pulls Merle’s corpse out. His face is completely fried. Daryl starts to cry. Just then, Scarecrow pops out. He goes to stab Daryl, but he dodges. Daryl grabs Scarecrow and throws him against a wall. Scarecrow elbows Daryl in the chest. They start throwing punches and kicks. Daryl punches Scarecrow several times in the face. Pumpkin gets some punches back, but Daryl has the upper hand.

Eventually, Scarecrow realizes that he is not overpowering Daryl. He hits him over the head with a book and runs away. Daryl begins to chase him, but Scarecrow is faster and gets out of sight. After stopping the chase, Daryl throws a rock into the woods out of anger and goes back to the house. Unknown to him, the rock hits Scarecrow in the shoulder, which annoys him. We cut to the abandoned school, where Shane is arriving with Carl and Judith. They burst inside and shout for Rick and Lori. Carl hears Rick’s voice.

The trio rush to the sound of the voice, where they find Rick and Lori. However, they find that they are too late, as Lori has dozens of pins stabbed into her head. Lori Grimes, mother of Carl Grimes and Judith Walsh, and wife of Rick Grimes, is dead. As for Rick, there are multiple stab wounds all over his chest and stomach, and it is clear that he has been fatally wounded. Shane and Carl are distraught. Rick tells Shane and Carl that he needs to tell them something, before he dies.

Shane tells Rick about how he confessed the truth to Judith and Carl already. Rick says that’s good, but Shane must promise him something. Shane says that he’ll do anything. Rick makes Shane promise that he will protect Carl and Judith, and raise them. Rick next addresses Carl, who begs Rick not to leave. Rick says goodbye to Carl, telling him that he is smart and strong, and that he has what it takes to survive the killing spree. Rick admits that Carl is the best thing that he’s ever done with Lori and smiles.

Carl faintly returns the smile. Rick lets out his final breath and goes motionless. Rick Grimes, sheriff of Redfield, father of Carl Grimes and wife of Lori Grimes, is dead. Carl is distraught, and Judith goes with the sadness and cries as well. Shane hugs Judith and Carl, mourning with them. He says that he won’t let Rick down, and that Carl and Judith will survive this, no matter what. Fade to black.

Episode 6: Fight Back
We open on the abandoned hospital, where the police are all over the place. Shane, Carl and Judith are sitting down together, still devastated. Carl watches as his parent’s bodies, as well as Dawn’s, are taken away, and sobs on Shane’s lap. Shane pats Carl, accepting him as his own and determined to fulfill Rick’s final request. We open on the next morning. Noah, Michonne and Glenn are at Daryl’s home. He is crying over Merle’s death.

Daryl says that he is going to find this son of a bitch and strangle him to death for what he did to Merle. The others say that he can’t do it by himself, and point out the bruises and cuts Daryl has on him from the fight. Daryl explains that he had the upper hand on Pumpkin, and he only barely escaped. Noah asks Daryl if he can think of any reason why anyone would want to target him. Daryl thinks for a moment. He says that he may have something, and reveals Beth is not the only one with a tragic past.

Glenn asks Daryl what he means. Daryl reveals the reason Merle was taking care of him is because his parents, Will and Whitney Dixon, are in jail, for killing two people in a car accident. The others are shocked. Daryl admits that Merle somewhat of a jerk until Will and Whitney were arrested, after which they bonded very closely. Michonne asks who Will and Whitney killed, theorizing that this could be related to a killer’s motive.

Daryl admits that he has no idea, but wonders why he and Merle would be targeted if his parents did it. Glenn says that some people can be psychotic beyond belief. Daryl agrees, and still wants to go hunt down the killer, even if it means going alone. Noah, Michonne and Glenn refuses to let him go alone and volunteer to go with him. Daryl is surprised that everyone is willingly helping. Glenn says that this is what friends are for. Daryl thanks them, and tells everyone to meet him at the abandoned hospital tonight to fight back.

We cut to the Greene house, where the Greene family and Wren are hanging out. Wren has been disturbed to hear of Beth’s suicide attempt, but glad that she is no longer catatonic. Beth apologizes to everyone again for what she tried to do, and vows never to try suicide ever again. Everyone accepts her apology. Just then, Glenn and Daryl come in. Maggie and Beth hug Glenn and Daryl, respectively. Glenn and Daryl say that they are glad Beth is doing better.

As the teens talk, Wren and Hershel have a conversation of their own. Hershel says that he never got the chance earlier, but thanks Wren for saving his life in Episode 3, and tells him he is a very determined psychiatrist. Wren admits that there is a particular reason why he works so hard. Hershel asks why that is. Wren admits that he had a daughter who was around four years old, Diane Kingston. Around 17 years ago, she had cancer, and he would read children’s books to her at the hospital.

Eventually, Diane died of her cancer in the hospital as Wren watched. Doctors tried to use CPR to revive her, but to no avail. Their child’s death also led to Wren’s wife, Alex Kingston, to commit suicide. Stunned, Hershel says that no man should ever have to go through something like that. Wren admits that the reason he started his career was to help others get past tragedies like his. Hershel says that Wren is doing a great job, and he’s the best person he could ask for to care for his daughters.

Wren thanks Hershel, and says he’s the best father Beth and Maggie could have. They share a friendship hug. Clearly, the two are bonding. Meanwhile, Glenn and Daryl are telling Maggie and Beth about Merle’s death and their plan to catch Ghostface tonight. Maggie and Beth want to come with them, to get revenge for Annette’s death and stop the killer from hurting Hershel or anyone else. Glenn refuses to risk either of their lives, and points out that Noah and Michonne are already helping them.

Maggie insists that she can handle herself and reminds him of her fight with Dawn. Daryl acknowledges that Maggie and Beth are badass, but he refuses to let either of them get involved. He and Glenn admit that they don’t want either Maggie or Beth to die, as they’ve suffered enough already. Beth tells Daryl that she’ll stay behind on one condition. Daryl asks what it is. Beth tells him to kick Ghostface’s ass. Daryl says that it will be his pleasure. We cut to Shane’s home, where he is talking to Carl and Judith.

Recalling Rick’s final request, Shane is showing Carl around the house, intending to take care of him. First, Shane asks Carl if he really does want to be with him and Judith. Carl admits that he is still angry at Shane for what he did, but since he doesn’t have anywhere else to go, and Shane has changed since then, Carl will stay. Carl also admits that although he can’t date Judith anymore, he is still fond of her.

Shane thanks Carl for giving him a chance, and swears that he will not let him down. Shane shows Carl the guest bedroom, where he will be sleeping. Carl asks if he can be alone in there with Judith. Judith and Shane say it’s no problem, and Shane leaves them alone. Judith admits that she is upset that they can’t continue their relationship, and admits that she really does admire Carl. He says although incest is wrong, they can still have a sibling like relationship.

Judith says it will take some time to get used to. Carl admits that he never thought he would move in with Shane, or that he would lose his parents this early. He says that Lori and Rick deserved to live to see him grow up. Judith says that together, Carl will become the man Rick wants him to be. Carl hugs Judith. He says that, no matter what happens, the killers will not harm Judith. We cut to later that night. Michonne, Noah, Glenn and Daryl are walking up to the abandoned hospital.

Glenn asks what happens the plan is if they really do encounter the killer. Daryl says that the killer will be outnumbered four to one. While the others pin him down, Daryl will strangle the killer. The others say it sounds like a plan. The foursome go inside. They search several rooms, but find nothing. Eventually, they come across a supply closet, where the killer’s weapons are stored. Daryl notices that his crossbow is among them and takes his back. Daryl says that he’s back in action now. Just then, the killer, wearing the Scarecrow costume, jumps out.

He smacks the crossbow out of Daryl’s hands. Glenn runs up and kicks Scarecrow in the back. Michonne leaps onto Scarecrow’s back, hitting him. Scarecrow throws Michonne off of him. As Daryl gets the crossbow back, Glenn goes to punch Scarecrow, but he dodges and kicks him in the stomach. Daryl points the crossbow at Scarecrow, who tells Daryl that he really doesn’t want to pull that trigger. Daryl tells Ghostface to give him one good reason. Just then, he hears a gun cocking behind him. He spins around.

Noah is pointing Rick’s colt python gun at Glenn. He tells Daryl to put the crossbow down or he shoots Glenn in the head. Stunned, Daryl relents and puts it down. Michonne and Glenn demand to know what Noah is doing. Noah reveals that he is Ghostface #1, the mastermind of the killing spree; the other killer here is the main muscle. Everyone, especially Michonne, is shocked and angry. Glenn demands to know why Noah is doing this. Noah says that his motive is directly connected to Daryl. He reveals that the people Daryl’s parents ran over and killed were his parents.

Daryl asks Noah why he killed Merle if his parents were the ones who did the crime. Noah explains that he is not satisfied that Daryl’s parents are paying the price, and wants revenge on the entire Dixon family. He then reveals that it is was not him who killed Merle, and it was Scarecrow, which he confirms. Noah explains that Merle would be way too tough for him to handle, so, he had Scarecrow do so instead. Noah did put on the costume and attack Daryl though. Noah also admits that he doesn’t have the guts to break into prison to kill Daryl’s parents out of fear of getting caught by armed guards.

Noah takes responsibility for the murders of Noah Ben-Maor, Annette (which Scarecrow wanted to do), and Dawn. The rest of the murders are Scarecrow and Ghostface #3. Glenn asks him about the fire. Noah reveals that Scarecrow is responsible for that, and he and Ghostface #3 had nothing to do with it. Michonne asks if their relationship was ever real. Noah admits that he never did like Michonne, and it was fun fooling her into thinking he had feelings. The funniest part, however, was pretending to threaten himself in his first phone call with Daryl, and he just felt like it since Noah Ben-Maor and he shared the same first name.

He says that it’s time to start disposing of witnesses, and prepares to shoot Glenn. Before he can, Daryl runs up. He kicks the gun out of Noah’s hand. Noah and Daryl struggle for the gun. Glenn picks up the crossbow. He initially aims it at Scarecrow, who is using Michonne as a human shield, preventing Glenn from shooting him. He then turns the crossbow at Noah and shoots him in the leg. He yells for Scarecrow to help him. Seeing Daryl getting the gun, however, Scarecrow lets Michonne go and flees. Taking the crossbow, Daryl gives Glenn the gun and orders him to chase Scarecrow, which he does.

Daryl shoots Noah in his other leg. He yells again for Scarecrow to help him, which he does not. Seeing that his partner is not coming back, Noah pulls out a knife and stabs Daryl in the leg. He screams, but stomps on Noah’s arm, causing him to drop the knife. Michonne then picks him up and says that she really hates shitty boyfriends like Noah. She repeatedly punches him in the face, breaking his nose. Noah yells that Michonne is a fucking bitch. Michonne tells Noah “You really don’t want to talk to me that way, and here’s why”

Michonne stomps on Noah’s groin, while wearing high heels. She keeps her heel pressed on his groin. Noah is in complete agony. Daryl tells Michonne that she is a badass. She thanks him. Just then, Glenn returns with the gun and informs them that Scarecrow has escaped. Daryl says that at least they have Noah, and picks up the crossbow. He asks Noah for any last words. Noah says that Scarecrow and Ghostface #3 will kill them all. Daryl replies “I doubt it” and shoots Noah in the head. Noah Carter, Ghostface #1 and the mastermind of the killing spree, is dead. Smash to black.

Episode 7: It’s Never Over
We open on the abandoned hospital later that night, where Shane is interviewing Daryl, Michonne and Glenn. They are telling him about how Noah was one of the killers and he’s dead now. Shane asks if he was the only one. Glenn tells him that although Noah was the mastermind, there are two more. Shane looks unamused. He clearly wanted to believe it that Noah was the only killer. Daryl asks him how Carl is doing, as he hasn’t heard from him in a while.

Shane explains that Carl has been busy recovering from his parents deaths, and that he has moved in with him. Shane says that they come by to visit tomorrow if they want to. After he walks off, Michonne notices Noah’s body being taken away. Glenn says that it’s ok. Michonne admits that despite how cruel she was to Noah, she is saddened over his betrayal. Glenn and Daryl hug her. We cut to the next morning at school, where all the teens are gathering up, including Carl.

Carl admits that he’s still sad about Rick and Lori’s deaths, but also wants to know about what happened at the hospital, and if Noah killed them. Daryl explains that Noah did not confess to their murders, but he was the mastermind. Glenn says that taking out the mastermind early is a huge advantage. Maggie says that they shouldn’t get overconfident. Daryl says Maggie’s right and that Ghostface #2 must be strong if they were able to kill Merle, not to mention Ghostface #3.

Michonne says that they should be able to take them down if they continue Noah’s work. Beth then leaves to go the bathroom. While there, her cell phone rings, and she finds Ghostface on the other end. Ghostface asks Beth if she really feels safe now that Noah is dead. Beth confirms that they haven’t forgot about them, and tells Ghostface to leave her friends alone. Ghostface tells Beth that he hasn’t even told her the truth about the fire yet, and he can’t just run off without telling her.

Beth asks Ghostface what he is talking about. He tells her that there are still some secrets of the past out there, some that will never go away. Beth tells Ghostface that if he’s so interested in her, then he’s a coward because he’s never attacked her face to face. Ghostface tells Beth to stop being so impatient, and they’ll get around to the grand finale eventually. Until then, he tells Beth to watch as everyone around her dies. He hangs up. The bell rings, and she goes off to class. We cut to after school.

Sasha is in her office doing some paperwork. She texts Michonne that she’s going to be staying late today. As she continues writing, she gets a call from a phone on her desk. She picks it up, wondering if this Michonne, but instead finds Ghostface, who asks Sasha how she wants to die. Clearly, Sasha is not amused. Sasha says she will find out who this is, and if they are a student, they will be suspended immediately. Ghostface says he can't be suspended if he can't be caught.

Sasha says she’s dealt with pranksters before, and this won’t be any different. Just then, a loud scream comes from the main office, which is right outside Sasha’s room. After the noises cease, Sasha decides to go investigate. When she goes into the main office, she finds a secretary dead with several stab wounds on his chest. Sasha stares at him at shock. She begins backing away and bumps into Ghostface, who is this time wearing the Rhinoface costume from Chainsaw-xo’s story.

Rhinoface goes to stab her, but she kicks him in the stomach and runs away. Rhinoface runs after her. It’s similar to Kristin Lang’s chase in the MTV series. Rhinoface catches up to Sasha on the staircase. She tries to kick him again, but he grabs her foot and flips her over. Rhinoface says that Sasha is just like her daughter, annoying and just doesn’t know when to die already. He throws Sasha off the stairs, and she is unconscious on impact. Rhinoface goes to finish her off, but notices a janitor coming down the hallway.

As the janitor approaches, Rhinoface hides behind a corner. When the janitor tries to help Sasha, Rhinoface stabs him in the back of the neck, and the knife goes out the front of his throat and kills him. Rhinoface then takes Sasha to the top of the stairs and throws her down again. He checks Sasha’s pulse and finds nothing. Sasha Williams, principal of Redfield High School and mother of Michonne Williams, is dead. Rhinoface wonders why Kieran Wilcox didn’t do what he just did to Kristin. He leaves the school.

We cut to Wren’s office sometime later, where he is getting ready for another appointment with Beth. As he gets everything ready, his phone rings. Wren answers it and hears his wife’s voice. He is confused until he realizes that this is the killer using a voice modulator. Wren tells Ghostface that he needs to stop what he is doing and turn himself in. Ghostface says that he’s uncatchable, and Wren just got lucky since Noah was a terrible shot with the crossbow.

Wren says that Ghostface can get help. Ghostface says that the only help he needs is his accomplice, who has gotten better since the beginning. He tells Wren that his biggest mistake was becoming Beth’s therapist and it will be his last. Just then, Beth comes into the room and notices Ghostface and Wren talking. Ghostface hangs up as she enters. Having heard Ghostface’s voice, she laments that the killer is everywhere. Wren tells Beth that he just tried to threaten him, but he’s not going to leave Beth.

Beth thanks Wren for being so faithful to her, and asks why he is so determined to make sure she survives. He decides that it’s time to tell Beth of his backstory with his deceased wife and daughter. As he does, we cut to Michonne’s house, where is waiting for her mother to come home. When she doesn’t, Michonne starts to get worried and decides to call Sasha. As she goes to do so, she gets a knock on the door. Thinking this is her mother, Michonne opens the door and finds Sasha’s corpse (planted by Ghostface), with blood pouring out of her head. Michonne screams. Smash to black.

Episode 8: You’ll Die Screaming
We cut to the next morning at Michonne’s house, where Shane is at the scene. He and Michonne are watching as Sasha’s body is taken away. Shane, angry at yet another murder, that this has gone on far too long, and it needs to stop now. Michonne is sitting on her front step, crying over her mother’s murder. All of the other teens (Daryl, Glenn, Carl, Maggie and Beth) come over to help comfort Michonne, who laments that Sasha was the best mother and principal ever, and nobody should want to kill her. Everyone agrees that Sasha did not deserve this.

Michonne says that everyone is going to die if this keeps up. Daryl says that he’s never going to let that happen. Everyone else follows. Carl says that they need a new plan to catch this bastard, and soon. Glenn suggests that they might repeat Daryl’s earlier infiltration of the abandoned hospital, which got Noah’s death. Maggie says that might be their only option, while Beth thinks that the killer will get angry if they try that. Michonne says that whatever they choose, she’ll stand with them.

Carl leaves to go home with Shane. As they drive, Carl asks Shane if it was wise to leave Judith home alone. Shane explains that he’s not dumb and reveals that Judith is not actually in the house, but in fact, in the shed. Carl asks if that was a nice idea, as it’s bad to leave children alone. Shane says that the killer would never think of searching for a child inside the shed, and Judith allowed it on the condition that she got to bring a doll with her for support. He tells Carl that he doesn’t like doing this as much as he does, but it’s the only way to keep her safe until the killers are caught.

Carl reluctantly agrees. Carl and Shane arrive back home and go to the shed to retrieve Judith, who is hugging the doll for comfort in the dark place. She hugs Shane and Carl as soon as they arrive. Shane says that she is so sorry that Judith had to stay in there. Judith says that she approved off it anyway, so there’s no need to be sorry. Shane smiles, feeling happy that his daughter is loving him like this. As the family hug, however, they are ambushed by a killer, wearing the Mummy Ghostface costume from DCN’s story.

He stabs Carl in the back. He screams out. Shane whips out his gun to shoot Mummy, who pushes Carl onto Shane, causing both of them to fall. Judith attempts to flee, but Mummy grabs her by the hair and slams her head onto the shed wall, knocking her out. Shane attempts to shoot Mummy again, but he wrestles the gun away from him. Shane tells Mummy to leave his kids alone. Mummy says that the exact opposite is happening. He knocks out Shane and Carl by pistol whipping both of them in the face.

Mummy wonders how he is going to be able to carry all three of them back to the abandoned hospital on his own. Just then, he notices an empty wheelbarrow in the shed. Mummy loads the Walsh family into it and wheels them off to the hospital. We cut to Glenn’s house, where Maggie is meeting with him. Glenn asks Maggie why she insisted on coming home with him. Maggie tells Glenn that she’s sick of letting the killers consume their lives, as if nothing else is going on, when there is.

Glenn asks what else she means. Maggie’s response is “us” and she kisses Glenn on the forehead. Glenn is surprised by this, and Maggie asks him if he liked that, and how long he wanted it for. Glenn admits that he’s had a crush on Maggie in their childhood, but wasn’t old enough to express it until now. He also admits that he enjoyed that kiss, and returns it. Maggie tells Glenn that he’s terrible at keepings secrets from her, and he should stop trying. Glenn agrees, and tells Maggie that he loves her.

Maggie tells Glenn “I love you too” With that, Glenn and Maggie are officially a couple. They and kiss and smile, then go into Glenn’s bedroom and get on top of her bed. They take off their clothes and have sex. We cut to the abandoned hospital, where Shane, Judith and Carl are all tied up in chairs and unconscious. They wake up, and Shane recognizes where they are. He tries, but fails to break free of his restraints. Mummy comes up and tells everyone that they are going to be playing a very special game today.

First, he tells Shane that he was a genius in hiding Judith in the shed, and he never thought about looking in there. Then, Mummy reveals that only two of them are going to make it out alive today, and one must make a sacrifice. When Shane volunteers to die, Mummy reveals that it’s going to be either Carl or Judith that dies, and Shane gets to live ether way. Shane yells at Mummy to take him instead, but it’s not working. Mummy says that he’s going to give them all five minutes to make a decision, but decides to give him a teaser for what is to come.

He tells Shane that if he chooses Carl to die, then he will burn him alive. As for Judith, Mummy has something “extremely fun” planned, and in fact, he hopes that Shane chooses Judith to die. Mummy leaves Shane to his decision. He is horrified at having to choose Carl or Judith to die, but knows he doesn’t have a choice. Carl tells Shane to pick him, and Judith is too young to die. Shane reminds Carl of the promise he made to Rick about keeping his son alive, and cannot bring himself to break it.

However, Shane also does not want his biological daughter, who was his responsibly, murdered. Judith tells Shane to pick her. Carl and Shane are shocked that Judith is willingly telling them this. Judith says that she understands that Shane made a promise, and he’s been through a lot over the course of her life. She tells Shane to keep his promise to Rick, raise Carl as a grown man, and sacrifice her. Shane is extremely conflicted and holds back tears, deliberating.

As he thinks, we cut to the Greene house. Hershel notices Daryl checking up on Beth, who has fully recovered from her suicide attempt. Seeing how nice Daryl is toward his daughter, Hershel asks if he can talk to him alone. They go to a different room. Hershel talks to Daryl about how much he’s been hanging out with Beth and asks what his intentions are with her. Daryl admits that he’s admired Beth for a long time, and he’s bonded with her, though not in the way he intended to.

Hershel takes out a watch, which is a family heirloom that was given to him by his grandfather. Hershel admits that he never thought someone like Daryl would end up with his daughter, but crazier things have happened in this town. Daryl agrees. He gives Daryl the watch and tells him to keep it, signaling his approval of his relationship with Beth. Hershel admits that he considered doing this, and made up his mind when Daryl went after the killers and told Beth to stay behind. It’s similar to Glenn and Hershel’s scene in TWD season 2.

Thankful, Daryl tells Hershel that he is a better father than his ever was. Hershel walks away, and Daryl goes back to Beth. He shows her the watch. Beth tells Daryl that Hershel vowed that he would keep the watch, and would only give it to someone outside his family if they were to become in son-in law, which makes Beth realize that Hershel likes Daryl bonding with her. Daryl asks Beth’s opinion on what she thinks of him. Beth admits that she sees Daryl as the best guy she’s ever met. They smile, and Daryl leans in. He kisses Beth, who looks shocked.

Daryl asks what’s wrong. Beth admits that she’s never been kissed, or given a kiss, to anyone before, but also admits that it also felt good. They kiss again, but Beth stops before it gets into full out sex, as she feels that she isn’t ready for it. Daryl agrees to wait for another time. We cut back to the abandoned school, where Mummy has come back. Mummy is wearing a different kind of costume, but we can’t tell what it is because it’s too dark. He tells Shane that it’s time to make a decision, but he still cannot make a choice. Annoyed, Mummy decides that he will choose for Shane, and picks Judith.

Shane and Carl yell and scream in protest, begging Mummy to take them instead. Mummy ignores them and drags them both out of the room. He says that he’ll be at least somewhat merciful, and won’t let them see what is happening, but they will still hear it. Mummy goes back into the room and is alone with Judith, then turns the lights on. It is revealed that Mummy is wearing a Santa cotsume. Judith, who is trying to contain her fear, asks why Mummy is wearing a Santa costume. After telling Judith to tell him Santa, he tells her that he’s been looking in Alex’s stories, and one particular scene has given him an idea.

Santa proceeds to strip Judith completely naked. Judith asks Santa what he is doing, and he gives her a hint by asking “How were you born? We’re doing it again” Santa then starts to rape Judith, a 12 year old child. Judith screams and cries, as the older man abuses her. Santa says that Alex was one sick fuck to think of something like this, and decides to keep the Santa costume. Judith’s agony and cries increase, and Santa takes great pleasure in this. Outside the room, Carl and Shane hear Judith’s screams.

They try to break free from the chairs and help her, but cannot. All they can do is cry together as Judith is tortured by ways unknown to them. Back inside the room, Santa says that this could go great with some music, so he sings the 'Hush Little Baby' lullaby to her, as he continues raping her. Santa moans and takes pleasure from it, at Judith’s expense. After Santa finishes the song, he next sings ‘Rock-a-bye Baby’ as well. This goes on for a long while, and Judith eventually stops screaming, as her lungs hurt too much to continue.

Seeing that Judith has stopped, Santa decides that the fun is over. He breaks Judith’s neck. Judith Walsh, little daughter of Shane Walsh and Lori Grimes, and sister of Carl Grimes, is dead. Shane and Carl hear that Judith’s screams have stopped and realize that she is dead. They pass out of shock and horror. Santa comes out with Judith’s corpse and tells the unconscious Shane and Carl that they are a couple of pussies. He loads the trio into the wheelbarrow again and dumps them outside the abandoned hospital. Smash to black.

Episode 9: Late Encounters
We cut to the next morning at Shane’s house. Carl and Shane are devastated at Judith’s rape and murder, and haven’t been able to sleep all night, so Carl has been lying next to Shane, mourning with him. In the morning, they start speaking for the first time. Carl says that he can’t do this anymore, not with Judith dead. Shane refuses to break his promise to Rick by letting Carl do something to himself. Shane suggests that Carl goes to a retreat, where he can get help and support on Judith’s, as well as his parent’s, murders.

Carl considers this. Just then, the doorbell rings. Shane answers it to find Glenn, Daryl and Wren, who heard about Judith’s death. They all hug Carl and tell him that they are glad he is safe. Shane doesn’t recognize Wren and asks him who he is. Wren tells him that he is Beth’s psychiatrist. Shane lets him stay as a result. Carl decides to tell everyone about his family secret and how Judith was actually related to him. Everyone is shocked to learn of Judith’s true origins.

Shane explains that he wanted to raise her, and watch her grow up, now, that’s ruined. He starts to cry. Wren helps comfort him, and suggests that Carl go on a retreat. After Shane explains that he just suggested that, he asks Carl for a decision. The trio promise that they will support Carl in which ever decision he makes. Carl decides that to go to the resort, even though he doesn’t want to leave his friends with the two killers. Glenn tells Carl that he and everyone else will write to him while he is away.

Carl says that he would like that very much, and Shane goes to take him to the retreat. As they get in the car, Shane tells Glenn and Daryl that they’re very nice friends to his son. Daryl says that Carl deserves to have friends like him and Glenn. Shane agrees, and he and Carl drive off toward the retreat (Carl will not be seen again until he returns from his retreat in the finale aftermath). As he, Wren and Daryl look on Glenn says that these killers are absolute monsters, to do something this horrible.

Daryl says that when he gets his hands on Ghostfaces #2 and #3, he’s going to make Noah’s death look like an amateur compared to what he does to them. Glenn agrees that they deserve it, but they can’t get too reckless. Wren says that he might be able to help out. Daryl asks how. Wren reveals that he owns a gun (the one he used in the PLL finale), but has kept it secret. Since there is a serial killer on the loose, Wren has decided that he may need to use it. Daryl asks if he can borrow the gun.

Wren does not know if giving it to Daryl so that he can kill somebody with it is wise. Glenn says that if Wren gives it to them, then he could end the killing spree early. Wren decides that he will help them, but only if it is him wielding the gun, as he worries Daryl and Glenn haven’t had too much handling one like his. They agree to this, and decide to call down Wren and his gun when the times comes. Glenn thanks Wren for doing this. Wren says that he would do a lot for his patients, more than most psychiatrists would.

Glenn admits that he noticed that, and asks why he cares so much. Wren proceeds to tell him and Daryl about what happened to his daughter and wife. Daryl and Glenn are shocked, and give their condolences. Wren thanks them. Meanwhile, at the Greene house, Beth and Maggie are in their bedroom. Usually, they don’t get out of bed until Hershel wakes them up in the morning, but he does not come.

Eventually, Beth and Maggie realize that something might be wrong and check in Hershel’s room for him, but he is not there. They start to panic, and begin searching the house, but to no avail. When Beth wonders about him going to the bar again, Maggie points out that there is no reason why he would go there, as his faith had been renewed. Beth says that this is bad. Just then, the house phone rings. Beth picks it up, puts it on speaker, and demands to know where Hershel is. Ghostface tells her and Maggie that he’s got some great plans coming up, and he’s been neglecting the Greene family for far too long.

He points out that Maggie and Beth have never had a face to face encounter, but claims that will change tonight. Ghostface challenges Maggie and Beth to come to a barn tonight, alone and unarmed. When asked why he is changing the setting, Ghostface explains that he has started to get tired of always using the abandoned hospital, and is going to improvise with the barn. Ghostface says that when Maggie and Beth arrive tonight, they will fight. If the girls win, they get Hershel back. If Ghostface wins, they’ll see what happens. Maggie says that he’s on, and Ghostface hangs up.

We cut to Daryl’s home, where all the teens (Beth, Michonne, Maggie, Glenn and Daryl) are all meeting up. Glenn and Daryl are strongly against Maggie and Beth going unarmed to fight the killer, who will most likely use a knife, or maybe another gun, against them. Michonne, who is still angry at Ghostface for Sasha’s death, supports the plan. Daryl says that Maggie might be a good fighter, but he’s worried about how Beth will perform. Beth admits that he hasn’t had any experience in fighting before, and she easily went down when Dawn punched her.

Daryl decides that Beth might need some training to fight Ghostface, and offers to teach her how to fight. At Maggie’s urging, Beth accepts Daryl’s offer, and everyone goes down to the basement, where he has a punching bag. Daryl tells Beth that using this punching bag is how he got to be badass, and Beth gets to follow him in his footsteps. He tells her to punch the bag, as hard as she can. Beth starts punching the bag, and gets some good hits on it. Her friends and sister cheer her on.

Beth continues punching the bag until her arms get tired. She tells Daryl that he has one durable punching bag. Daryl says that is what punching bags are made to be. Michonne asks Daryl if the punching bag can also be used for kicking, which Daryl confirms. Michonne suggests that Beth try kicking the bag, and go as high as she can, for face kicks. She also suggests that Beth go barefoot during the fight, as girls are more nimble and agile that way. After taking off her shoes, she kicks the bag several times, but her foot doesn’t go very high. Glenn takes a look and says that the best reach Beth’s foot has is a stomach kick.

Michonne says that stomach kicks normally aren’t too painful. Glenn says that a trained serial killer can also be much harder than punching inanimate objects, but if Maggie is on Beth’s side, she may be able to handle it. Beth asks everyone if they really think she and Maggie can be badasses. They say that if Beth and Maggie put their mind to it, they can kick Ghostface’s ass. Glenn makes Maggie promise to come back alive, and Daryl does the same with Beth.

Glenn and Daryl give Maggie and Beth a kiss before they leave. We cut to the barn, where Hershel is tied up in a chair. He yells for help, and hears a voice next to him. It’s Wren, who is also tied up. He tells Hershel that “some lunatic” broke into his house and hit him in the head with a book, twice. Now, he’s here. Hershel says that there must be a way out of these binds, and tries shaking the chair, but to no avail. Wren futilely tries to break free as well. He asks Hershel what the killer is trying to do with them.

Hershel explains that he heard Ghostface calling Maggie and Beth, and knows that they are being lured. Wren’s eyes widen at this statement, and he starts rapidly shaking the chair, as if in a hurry. Wren explains that when he heard Ghostface breaking into his home, he tried to use his gun, which was in his pocket, but he was subdued before he could take it out. Wren does not feel the gun in his pocket anymore, implying that Ghostface has taken it; Hershel quickly realizes that he is going to use it and starts shaking his chair.

As Wren and Hershel unsuccessfully struggle, we cut to nighttime. Wren and Hershel are no longer in sight, but Ghostface #2 is, now wearing the movie regular costume. He sends a text to his partner, asking if Maggie and Beth are coming. Ghostface #3 texts back that they are just about to leave, and asks if everyone is going well on his end. Ghostface #2 says that he’s got everything until control, and #3 knows exactly what to do if anything goes wrong. Outside, the barefoot Maggie and Beth arrive at the barn and prepare to go inside. Before they do, Beth wants to tell Maggie something. She asks what.

Beth tells Maggie that Lizzie, her biological sister, took care of her so well and she never thought she would find someone to succeed her. Beth tells Maggie that she was wrong, and Maggie is every bit as brave, funny and awesome as Lizzie was. In case if something happens to either of them, Beth wants her to know that Maggie was the best sister she could ask for. Maggie is touched at the statement, and says that Beth has been the perfect sister. She and Beth get into a sisterly hug. It’s tight and heartwarming.

Beth tells Maggie that it’s time to go kick some ass. Maggie smiles and agrees. They go inside the barn, where #2 is waiting. They walk up to him. Beth yells that they are here, and #2 is a dick. #2 tells the final girls he’s sorry that they haven’t had their first encounter sooner, but he’s just been so busy lately. He also states that he can come up with way better insults than that. Maggie demands to know where Hershel is. #2 says that they’ll get some answers, but first, they’ll have to beat it out of him. Beth and Maggie smile and say it will be their pleasure. #2 runs up to them and punches Beth in the stomach. Before the fight continues, we cut to black.

Episode 10: The Girl on Fire
We pick up immediately where the last episode left off, with Ghostface punching Beth in the stomach. Maggie screams at Ghostface to get away from her sister. She kicks him in the face, and Beth tries to kick him in the stomach, but Ghostface grabs her leg and throws her to the ground. Maggie and Ghostface start punching each other. Ghostface slams Maggie’s head against a wall, then climbs on top of Beth and begins strangling her. Beth punches Ghostface in the throat, causing him to fall off of her.

Maggie and Beth get up. They each punch Ghostface in the face at the same time, knocking him backwards. Ghostface jumps back up and says that he is not losing to a couple of sluts. He trips Beth up and punches Maggie three times in the face. They get up again. Beth attempts to punch Ghostface from behind, but he ducks, and Beth accidently punches Maggie in the face instead. Ghostface laughs and calls Beth a “dumb blond bitch” He smacks her and knocks her down. Ghostface kicks Beth twice in the stomach, and once in the face. Beth groans.

Maggie gets up again and kicks Ghostface in the back, then elbows him in the throat. She starts punching and kicking Ghostface as fast as she can, and appears to be hurting him. Ghostface says it’s time for some bigger measures, and takes out his knife. He stabs Maggie in the side and slashes her stomach. Ghostface, whose back is facing Beth, appears ready to finish Maggie off. Just then, Beth leaps on Ghostface’s back and gets on top of him. Ghostface tries to throw her off, but Beth will not budge.

She punches Ghostface repeatedly in the face, until she hears a crack; Ghostface's nose is broken. Ghostface, who has his voice modulator activated, screeches from the pain. He runs backwards and slams Beth against a wall, which gets her off of him. Ghostface tells Beth that the fun is over. He kicks her three times in the face, which knocks her out. He then drags Beth and Maggie away. We cut to around twenty minutes later, when the girls awaken, tied to chairs. Hershel is also beside them. They are at a wooden dock, above Sweetwater River.

Maggie asks what is happening, and why does she hurt like hell. Beth explains that Ghostface stabbed her, and they lost the fight. Just then, Ghostface comes up. He tells them that it’s time for the big reveal, and everyone finally gets to know the truth about him. Ghostface reveals that he has already revealed himself to Hershel, and decides to give him in the honor in revealing his identity. Hershel reveals that Ghostface #2 is…

WREN KINGSTON. Ghostface removes his mask and confirms this. Beth and Maggie are shocked, especially the former. Wren asks if they are surprised, but interrupts before they respond, as the answer is obvious. Hershel also feels sad and betrayed. He asks Wren why he is doing this. Wren says that it’s a very long story. Beth asks if he was the one who started the fire. Wren confirms this and decides to start with that. 10 years ago, when the fire started, Wren had met Lizzie Liddell, Beth’s biological sister.

Despite their age difference (with Wren being over 10 year older than Lizzie), Wren became in love with Lizzie, who did not love him back. After she rejected his advances, Wren gradually became completely obsessed with her, believing that Lizzie did want his advances and was being a "tease." When Lizzie told her parents, Arthur and Molly, they decided to write a restraining order for Wren the next day. Wren, who started stalking Lizzie, overheard this conversation, and became infuriated at Lizzie’s “teasing”

That same night, desperate to prevent anyone from knowing his stalking of Lizzie to protect his reputation, Wren snuck into the Liddell home and encountered the younger Beth. In present day, Wren tells Beth that she really needs to remind her own business before continuing the story. After slamming the baby Beth against the stairs, Wren went up to Lizzie’s room and stopped her teasing, revealing he after he injected her with the sedative that rendered her paralyzed, he forced himself upon Lizzie and raped her.

Beth screams that Wren is a motherfucker and struggles to break free of the chair, but fails. Wren says that’s not even the worst part. Wren continues his monologue and explains that he handcuffed Lizzie, Arthur and Molly to their beds so that they would not escape. He also put earmuffs on them so he wouldn’t hear the noise of him raping Lizzie. After he was finished, in order to cover up his crime and ensure his reputation is saved, Wren set the house on fire with a match, hoping everyone would be burnt alive.

The one thing he did not anticipate, however, was Hershel saving Beth, which left one witness alive. Wren decided that he needed to take care of Beth. Hershel asks if this was why he became Beth’s psychiatrist, to make her think the fire was her fault. Wren confirms this. He explains that he was already taking a job to become a psychiatrist at the time of the fire, and when Beth was committed to the sanatorium, Wren took the job to become Beth’s therapist.

In the next 10 years, Wren was able to convince Beth that the fire was her own accidental fault, but did not stop there. Wren had found himself very pleased with the rape and murder he had done in the house, and grew an obsession with it. He started working on a hypnotic therapy technique, one that renders patients paralyzed for a half hour, and when they awaken, with no memory during that time. Wren tried out that technique on several patients, eventually perfecting it on Beth.

As Beth was becoming a teenager, Wren noticed she was looking similar to Lizzie in her teenage years, and decided she could carry on what happened. To this end, he used the hypnotic therapy technique on Beth and raped her several times, without her remembering a thing. Maggie tells Wren that he is the most fucked up person on the planet, to which he responds “Just now you figure that out?” After Beth was released from the sanatorium, Wren couldn’t bear to be separate from his “new Lizzie”

During Beth’s first three weeks of school, Wren was approached by Noah, who wanted help for his killing spree. Noah’s plan was recruit someone close to Beth, knowing of Daryl’s crush on her. Luckily for him, Noah had found the perfect muscle and psychopath to be his right hand man, and Wren agreed to help him, as long he got be reunited with his love for rape and murder, which led to the Grimes/Walsh family being targeted, all leading up to Judith’s rape. Beth asks Wren what murders he committed. Wren admits to doing most of the hard work.

Wren confesses to the murders of the Liddell family, Alex Hughes, Merle Dixon, Lori and Rick Grimes and Judith Walsh. He also admits that Ghostface #3 is responsible for the murders of the secretary, janitor and Sasha in episode 7, but #3 has done some other stuff to cover up for him and Noah, like Wren’s phone call in front of Beth. Wren admits that was for fun to make Beth feel like Ghostface was everywhere. In order to keep Ghostface #3’s identity a secret, Wren has done some “risky things” with them. He also admits to faking his own kidnapping to Hershel, just to fool him.

Hershel asks Wren what his wife and daughter would be saying, if they could see him now. Wren laughs. Maggie asks why he is laughing. Wren reveals that he actually never had a wife or a daughter, meaning that the story he told Hershel was a complete lie. Hershel is shocked, as are Beth and Maggie. Wren says that he’s an expert in telling lies, but he’s also an expert in murder. He tells Beth that before revealing Ghostface #3’s identity, he is going to execute Hershel. Beth and Maggie scream in protest. He ignores them and takes out his gun to kill Hershel.

Just then, Wren is shot in the hand, causing two of his fingers to be blown off. Wren screams out as the gun drops into the water. He spins around, and Shane and Daryl are there. Shane has fired his shotgun at Wren’s hand. It is then revealed that after Maggie and Beth left to fight Wren, Daryl couldn’t sleep that night, believing Beth could die. So, he tried to call Wren for help, but he didn’t answer. Daryl then went to Shane for help instead and told him about what was happening. The two then went to the barn together to save Beth and Maggie, and get revenge on Wren. En route, they found them on the docks.

Realizing he’s screwed, Wren tries to ask Shane and Daryl if they can just talk about this. Daryl gives him a nod, silently telling him to kill Wren. Shane cocks the gun and tells Wren “This is for Judith and Rick” Shane shoots twice Wren in the heart. He is blown from the dock and into the lake. Shane points the shotgun at the water in case if Wren comes out, but he doesn’t. Wren Kingston, Ghostface #2, main muscle of the killing spree, rapist, and Beth’s psychiatrist, is dead. Shane and Daryl assure the Greene family that it is over and untie them. As Shane calls for backup, Beth hugs Daryl and her family, overjoyed that the murders are seemingly over.

We cut to five months after the killing spree, which is when season 2 starts. The Greene family are hanging out together at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, a diner open 24 hours a day, to eat some cheeseburgers. The owner, Pop Williams, who is also the father of Michonne, takes their order. Pop also mentions that he is happy to help out friends of his daughter. Afterward, Beth leaves to go wash her hands. While doing so, Beth hears loud noises outside the bathroom. She peeks out the bathroom door to find a masked gunman entering the diner and jumping on top of the counter.

He puts his gun to Pop’s head, demanding that he turn over all the money in the register. Pop complies and gives him the money. Hershel notices Beth emerging from the bathroom and shakes his head, signaling for to her hide. Upon seeing Hershel and Maggie, the gunman points his gun at them, ordering them to get up. They do so, assuming that the gunman wants their wallets. Upon noticing a gun being pointed at her family, Beth panics.

She runs in front of the gunman, between him and her family, which prompts him to pull the trigger and open fire. As the gunman subsequently runs out of the diner, it is revealed that the shot hit Maggie in the abdomen, and she is bleeding. Hershel and Beth are horrified and are trying keep Maggie stable, while Pop calls 911 and starts yelling that someone has been shot. It’s extremely similar to the ending of Riverdale season 1. The season ends, leaving Maggie’s fate unknown.

Confirmed Facts

 * The opening scene will be the house fire that kills Beth's family.
 * The assailant who starts the fire will only be seen as a dark figure.
 * The truth about who started the fire and why will be revealed in the finale.
 * Shane and Rick will not have a rivalry like in the show, and be best friends.
 * However, the secret they are keeping has dark origins.
 * There are three killers total.
 * Two killers will be revealed by the end of the story, but the third will escape.
 * The killers will be wearing random Ghostface costumes seen all throughout fanfictions, making it extremely difficult to tell them apart.
 * One motive is taken from Chainsaw-xo.
 * There will be 10 episodes.
 * Beth will have hallucinations and trauma as the story progresses.
 * There will eventually be a bitch fight between Beth and Dawn.
 * I had Beth and Dawn be rivals because Dawn killed Beth in the show.
 * The killing spree will not officially begin until episode 2.
 * This will evolve into a trilogy.

What Would Have Happened

 * I considered bringing Channel Oberlin and her minions into the story, but replaced her with Dawn.
 * Judith was originally going to be a teen, but changed my mind and made her a child instead.
 * I considered having Merle and Daryl be twins.
 * The opening kills were originally the four teens in episode 2, but I decided we should see the fire first.
 * Dr. Edwin Jenner was originally going to be Beth's psychiatrist, but when Wren died in the PLL finale off-screen, I decided to revive him into the story.
 * Beth's birth name was originally going to be Alice Liddell, but I figured it would be simpler if was always Beth.
 * Merle was originally not going to be a minor character, but I couldn't think of too many scenes for him.
 * Beth was originally going to get set on fire and suffer severe burns in the opening, but I decided to be generous.
 * In episode 2, Beth was going to get a call, but I saved it for episode 3 to make it less long.
 * The kills in episode 2 were originally going to be random teens, but I got the idea to make it the fanfiction writers by Chainsaw.
 * Hershel was originally going to get shot in the finale, but when everyone theorized that Hershel would die, I decided to make it Maggie instead.
 * Briefly considered the possibility of making Glenn Ghostface #2.

Body Count

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