

He is also reunited with his partner and best friend, Shane, who has been protecting Rick's family since the outbreak. When Rick and Glenn get to the camp, Rick is reunited with his wife, Lori, and his son, Carl. Glenn then explains to Rick that there is a camp outside of the city where a group of survivors live, explaining there is a chance his family might be there.

Rick momentarily breaks down, deducing that his family must have been killed. Rick and Glenn exit the city safely as Glenn explains to Rick that the government's plan to herd everyone into the cities only "put all the food in one place," resulting in everyone in the city dying in under a week. Glenn advises Rick to follow him onto a building using its fire escape, then hop over an alleyway to another building from which they descend. Glenn tells Rick to stop using his gun, as it will attract the entirety of the city's zombie population. He runs into an alley where he meets a supply runner named Glenn. As he sees his horse being eaten by zombies, he begins shooting and bashing oncoming zombies, shouting out "What's the matter with you!?" As he progresses into the city, zombies begin to congregate and swarm him, knocking him off of his horse. Rick arrives in Atlanta and enters the city, only to find it in ruins.

He recounts to the horse the events of the day his son, Carl, was born, stating it was the happiest day of his life.Īs he continues into the emotional climax of laying eyes on his son for the first time, Rick realizes that thinking about the good old times makes the outbreak seem much worse, opting for silence for the remainder of his trip. Rick talks to the horse, reminiscing about how things were before the outbreak. Rick takes the hatchet and horse out of the barn, planning to use the hatchet as a weapon and the horse to get to Atlanta in place of his incapacitated vehicle. Inside the home, Rick finds the remains of a family that committed a religiously motivated group suicide.Īfter throwing up from their smell, Rick continues to explore the property when he finds a horse and hatchet inside the family's barn. On his way to Atlanta, Rick's car runs out of gas forcing him to scavenge for gasoline at a nearby ranch. On his way out of Cynthiana, Rick returns to find the severely decomposed bike zombie and puts it out of its misery, and then sheds a tear. Rick nearly shoots it, but is stopped by Morgan, who advises him not to waste the bullet. However, their goodbye is interrupted when a zombie reaches for them from behind the parking lot fence. Morgan thanks Rick for his generosity, while Rick advises Morgan to make sure he uses his police equipment sparingly in order to return it in good condition when the outbreak is dealt with. Morgan and Duane decide to stay behind while Rick plans to go search for his family in Atlanta. Rick gives Morgan and Duane some guns and a police car while changing into a police uniform, while filling a bag with guns to take with him. Rick, Morgan, and Duane go to the Cynthiana Police Department in order to get supplies. Rick decides that Lori would have taken Carl to Atlanta where her parents live. Morgan then states that he thought he would be safer away from large cities. Rick finds out that, before the media shut down, the government told everyone to relocate to major cities in an effort to protect them. Morgan explains to Rick the nature of the outbreak, explaining it had started just over a month ago. Rick wakes up and has dinner with Morgan and Duane. The boy's father ( Morgan Jones) quickly tells him that Rick is not a zombie, and they bring him inside.

Upon exiting his home, Rick is knocked unconscious by a boy ( Duane Jones) with a shovel. Shortly after, Rick uses the bike to return to his home and finds that his house has been looted and that his wife and son (Lori and Carl) are both gone. At this sight, Rick temporarily breaks down. As Rick walks toward the bicycle he sees a zombie that has deteriorated to nothing more than bones. Severely confused, Rick leaves the hospital and finds a bicycle. Rick ties his belt onto the handles of the door behind him to hold back the other zombies. One of the zombies lunges at Rick, which causes both of them to fall down a set of stairs where the zombie's head falls off. Rick removes the wood and opens the door only to find multiple zombies inside the room. A month later, Rick wakes up in a hospital, but finds it abandoned.Īfter dressing himself, he explores the hospital, finding a corpse which falls backward into the opening elevator, as well as a cafeteria door blocked by a piece of wood. Rick is shot in the shoulder during the incident and falls into a coma. Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes and his partner, Shane, are in a shoot-out with an escaped prisoner on a highway.
