Judge, Jury, Executioner

[panting]

[grunting,crying]

Randall: I told you--

Daryl: You told me shit!

Randall: I barely knew those guys. I met 'em on the road

Daryl: How many in your group?

Randall: Uh,no no no no no no no no no no. Come on,man

[yelps]

Daryl: How many?!

Randall: Uh,30. 30. 30 guys

Daryl: Where?

Randall: Uh...(screams) I don't know. I swear. We were never anyplace more than a night

Daryl: Scouting? Planning on staying local?

Randall: I--I don't know. They--they left me behind

Daryl: Did you ever pick off a scab?

Randall: Come on,man! I'm--I'm trying to cooperate

Daryl: Start real slow at first

Randall: (grunts) No

Daryl: Sooner or later,you've just gotta rip it off

Randall: Okay. Okay. (stammers) They have weapons--heavy stuff,automatics. (stammers) But I didn't do anything

Daryl: Your boys shot at my boys,tried to take this farm. You just went along for the ride? You're trying to tell me you're innocent?

Randall: Yes! (breathing heavily) These--these people took me in. Not just guys--a whole group of 'em. Men and women,kids too--just like you people. Thought I'd have a better chance with them,you know? But...we go out,scavenge--just the men. One night we--we found this little campsite. A man and his two daughters--teenagers,you know? Real young. Real cute. Their daddy had to watch while these guys--they--and they didn't even kill him afterwards. They just--they just made him watch as his daughters--they just-just--just left him there. No,but-but--but I didn't touch those girls. No,I swear I didn't to--(yelps,stammering) Please. Please. You gotta believe me,man. (crying) I'm not lie that. I ain't like that. Please. Please. You gotta believe me

[kicks hard]

[screams]

[theme music playing]

Lori: So what you gonna do? We'd all feel better if we knew the plan

Andrea: Is there a plan?

Glenn: We gonna keep him here?

Rick: We'll know soon enough

[footsteps approaching]

Daryl: Boy there's got a gang,30 men. They have heavy artillery and they ain't looking to make friends. They roll through here,our boys are dead. And our women,they're gonna--they're gonna wish they were

Carol: What did you do?

Daryl: Had a little chat

Rick: No one goes near this guy

Lori: Rick,what are you gonna do?

Rick: We have no choice. He's a threat. We have to eliminate the threat

Dale: You're just gonna kill him?

Rick: It's settled. I'll do it today

Dale: You can't do this. You don't wanna do this. I know you don't

Rick: I thought about it all night. Knowing what we know now,I don't see a way out of it

Dale: But you can't just decide on your own to take someone's life

Rick: The group seemed supportive

Dale: What,because they didn't speak back? You didn't let 'em. There's gotta be a--a process

Rick: And what would that be? We can't call witnesses,go before a judge

Dale: So he's automatically guilty by association and sentenced to death? He's just a kid. Gimme some time to talk to everyone...

Rick: We can't--

Dale: ...Try to figure out another way--

Rick: No,we can't drag this out. People are scared

Dale: Which is why they need time to discuss this

Rick: No no no,they need to be safe. I owe 'em that

Dale: You think about your son,the message that you're giving him--shoot first,think later. I'm asking for one day to talk to everybody. You can give me that. Think--think about Carl

Rick: I am. We reconvene at sunset,then what happens happens

[distant thunder]

[crickets chirping]

Dale: I need a favor

Andrea: Did you move the gun bag?

Dale: Yeah. I need you to guard Randall,protect him

Andrea: Why?

Dale: Rick's giving me time to talk to the others,try and talk some sense into them. But if Shane finds out--

Andrea: You think he'd just shoot the guy himself?

Dale: You know killing the boy had to be his idea. Are you with him on this?

Andrea: He's a threat. Tell me this isn't all the ammo

Dale: You're a civil rights lawyer

Andrea: Was

Dale: You fight with words,the power of ideas. Using a--a gun,that's his way

Andrea: You really want to debate about saving a guy who will lead his buddies right to our door?

Dale: That's what a civilized society does

Andrea: Who says we're civilized anymore?

Dale: No,the world we knew is gone,but keeping our humanity? That's a choice

Andrea: I'll watch your prisoner,but not because I think you're right

[breathing heavily]

Randall: (mutters) Oh man. Hello? Hey. Can I get some water? Please? I'm very thirsty. They're gonna kill me,right?

[footsteps approaching]

Carl: So he's a kid? How old is he?

Shane: He ain't a kid. Just--that's a figure of speech

Carl: Can I see him?

Shane: No. Look,man,this is--this is grown-up stuff,all right? You just--you just let us handle this

[spits,sighs]

[chuckles]

Shane: Dale,huh? What,he put you on death watch? Let me ask you something--say I wanted to go in there right now and I just wanted to take care of this,you gonna stop me? Hmm?

Andrea: I had a good teacher

Shane: Yeah. So what,you buy into Dale's sob story?

Andrea: I told him I was with you on this

Shane: Mmm. You're just still here for him,huh? That's cute. You see what's happening,don't you? These guys ain't gonna go through with this. I'm telling you,they gonna--they gonna pussy out. And if they do,we gonna have a big problem on our hands. Let me ask you something--every time we have a problem around here,who do you think's behind it?

Andrea: Some might say you

Shane: (chuckles) Nah. No one listens to me. I say it's the guys that make up the rules,the boys that always have all the answers,even though their answers always prove wrong

Andrea: So what are you gonna do? Rick's the leader of this group,it's Hershel's farm

Shane: Maybe we oughta change that

Andrea: What,are you gonna lock 'em in a room and take their guns? I don't know. That could get out of hand

Shane: No no,it won't. Okay? I won't let it. Listen,I don't--I don't want anybody to get hurt,okay? Rick's my friend,Hershel--he's all right by me

Andrea: And Dale?

Shane: Dale got a big mouth,but he's harmless. Look,I just--I wanna know what it's like to sleep without keeping one eye open. Ain't that--ain't that what we all want?

[wood creaking]

Shane: Hey,ball's in their court. Maybe I'm wrong

Randall: (whispering) Hey. That's a sweet hat. I'm Randall. What's your name? The sheriff guy--that your dad? I like him. Yeah,he's a good guy. I can tell. Your mom out here too? You're--you're lucky you still got your family. I lost mine. Hey,I--I don't know what people been saying about me,but I didn't do nothing. I swear. Your dad was gonna let me go till his friend started fighting with him. It got pretty bad. I--I was kinda worried. My camp,we got lots of supplies. You help me,I'll take you and your folks back to my people. We'll take good care of you. Keep you safe. Just gotta--just gotta help me get out of here,okay? Just help me pick these locks or find the key,okay? Come on,please? Please?

[door opens]

Shane: What the hell are you doing in here? What did you say to him? What did you say to him,huh?

Randall: I didn't say nothing

Andrea: Hey hey

Shane: Let me tell you something--I will shoot you where you sit

Andrea: Okay Shane,not now

Shane: Open your mouth. Open your mouth

Andrea: Shane

Shane: You like talking,man? You like talking?!

Andrea: Back off!

Shane: Get your ass out this door. Let's go

Shane: The hell you doing?

Carl: Please don't tell my parents

Shane: Carl,that ain't cool,man. You could've gotten hurt in there

Carl: I can handle myself

Shane: Let me tell you something--you do not go near him again. Do you hear me? Damn it

Carl: You won't tell my parents,will you?

Shane: Carl man,this--(whispering) this isn't about getting in trouble,okay? A guy like that,he will say anything to you. He'll try to make you feel sorry for him. He'll try to make you let your guard down. You let your guard down out here,people die. Now just--do me a favor,man--go find your ma. Go on. Carl,quit trying to get yourself killed,man

[insects chittering]

Daryl: (scoffs) The whole point of me and my family coming up here is to get away from you people

Dale: Gonna take more than that

Daryl: Carol send you?

Dale: Carol's not the only one that's concerned about you,your new role in the group

Daryl: Oh man,I don't need my head shrunk. This group's broken. I'm better off fending for myself and my family

Dale: You act like you don't care

Daryl: Yeah,It's 'cause I don't

Dale: So live or die,you don't care what happens to Randall?

Daryl: Nope

Dale: Then why not stand with me,try to save the kid's life,if it really doesn't matter one way or the other?

Daryl: Didn't peg you for a desperate son of a bitch

Dale: Your opinion makes a difference

Daryl: Man,ain't nobody looking at me for nothing

Dale: Carol is,and I am. right now. And you obviously--you have Rick's ears

Daryl: Rick just looks to Shane. Let him

Dale: You cared about what happened to Sophia,cared what it meant to the group. Torturing people? That isn't you. You're a decent man. So is Rick. Shane--he's different

Daryl: What's that? 'Cause he killed Otis?

Dale: He tell you that?

Daryl: He told some story--how Otis covered him,saved his ass. He showed up with the dead guy's gun. Rick ain't stupid. If he didn't figure that out,it's 'cause he didn't wanna. It's like I said--group's broken

[footsteps approaching]

Lori: Baby,where's your daddy?

Carl: He's up there

Lori: All right

Lori: So...the nights are getting colder and we're pretty exposed. I was thinking--

Rick: Maybe we could clear this place out out,station lookouts up here

Lori: Uh...

Rick: Or we could talk to Hershel about staying in the house

Lori: Yeah

Rick: All right

Lori: Is that really the best way to do this? To...string him up?

Rick: I have no idea. It's my first time. Look,I know how you feel about the death penalty but--

Lori: And I know the world has changed. After everything that's happened,you and Shane agree on this

Rick: So you support this decision?

Lori: If you think it's best. You never did tell me what happened on the road with you and Shane

Rick: He won't be a problem anymore

Carol: You know,we'll see Sophia again in heaven someday. She's in a better place

Carl: No,she's not. Heaven is just another lie. And if you believe it,you're an idiot

[Rick speaks softly]

Carol: You need to control that boy

Rick: Carl? What happened?

Carol: He's disrespectful

Rick: Did he say something?

Carol: Something cruel about Sophia

Lori: We'll figure it out. It's okay. I--

Carol: It's not okay

Rick: I'll have--I'll have a talk with him