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get inside.

You look a bit shocked by this.

Have you never seen 'em this

close up before?

It's not that.

It's just that things haven't

been going so well.

Oh.

Things haven't been

going so well for a while now.

So you two out here alone?

- We were in a group.

- We haven't seen another

Survivor in a long time.

Right.

Don't.

Don't do that.

Evie,

take his gun. Evie!

What are you doing here?

I can understand your caution.

I'd be cautious too.

I'm just like you.

I'm just tryin' to find

somewhere secure enough

To get by.

And I don't mean you any harm.

Well we don't have

anything to spare.

That's OK.

I got food, water, supplies

right here in the truck.

And you can hold on to that

rifle

For as long as you like.

Name's Charlie.

Which one of you two's gonna

show me around?

I was travelin' with my

wife, rose.

And our little daughter, Susie.

Where are they now?

Sorry.

Thanks.

I woulda done

anything to keep them

Alive, of course.

Absolutely anything.

How did you find

this place, anyway?

Um, we had just been

living in a house we found

Not long after we left the city.

We were out searching for

supplies one day

And we found this place.

We figured it'd be

a good place to escape to

If anything, uh,

Went wrong.

Look, I'd like to help you out.

Stay around here.

It's just that we don't

have much left here.

I-It wasn't intended to be a

permanent thing.

But there's still

supplies around if you

Know where to look.

I mean, the countryside might

not look as trim and tidy

As it used to,

But out here it's safer than

anywhere else.

Out here, there might just

be a future.

Anyway, you have a

think about it.

And you can help yourself to

this lot.

I'll be outside.

Promise me you'll keep us alive.

So, you taught at university?

Mhmm. Yeah.

And uh, Evie's a primary school

teacher.

Oh, and what did you teach?

Social sciences. It's

like uh, it's the study of

Human behavior and social

paradigms.

Bullshit, really.

I remember this one time

my wife and I, we had

An argument. We were

giving each other the

Silent treatment.

Leaving notes around the house

for each other.

That kind of thing.

And I had an early start the

next morning.

So I left a note.

"Wake me up at 5 am for work."

It's funny the things you

remember.

I've got a photo of her here.

I carry it with me everywhere.

- She's beautiful.

- Yeah.

So anyway, I wake up.

It's 9 am. I'm furious.

And then I saw her note.

"It's 5 am, wake up!"

Yeah. We're livin' for

what we remember, now.

And we're cut off from

everything we ever hoped for.

When the outbreak

hit, obviously my first

Thought was for my wife

and child.

We were hiding out and I could

hardly bring myself to

Smash a window, to steal food,

to feed them.

I thought as long as I stay

normal,

Everything will remain normal.

That gave me a reason to live.

Look, I, I can't promise

you anything.

But I say, we're better off

staying here.

Those things are dying. They

can't last much longer.

If we sit tight, we might just

have a chance at

Beatin' this thing.

Where are you going?

I'll sleep in the car.

Oh, no, it's not safe

out here on your own.

There's plenty of room in

the shed. And tomorrow we

Can figure out what

we're going to do.

Oh.

Thanks.

That's all I'm doing.

You can keep going if

you'd like.

You're never

going to forgive me, are you?

I made a mistake, could you just

get past it, please?

You put a gun to

your head, john.

Because I thought

I had no choice!

There's always a choice.

OK? And I don't care what you

think, there's nothing better

On the other side, there's only

darkness.

And if this all we get no matter

how f***ed up it is

I don't want it to end, OK?

What do you want from me? I

don't know what you want.

Do you want me to say I'm

sorry? I'm sorry, OK. I'm

Sorry. I don't know what

else I can do for you.

I want you to stop

acting like it's only your

Life that's being ruined.

She OK?

Yeah.

How's this? Enough?

Yeah, we should be able to

grow some vegetables in there.

That way we can

stop relying on supplies

And start relying

on ourselves again.

So that's the plan? We

just, stay here and wait

It out?

Or until someone comes

up with a better idea.

Where are you going?

I'm going hunting.

It's very impressive.

Yeah.

Like I said, john.

You know where to find it.

I know, I know.

You do a lot better than me out

there.

Thank you.

It's interesting.

Animals don't seem to have

Been affected.

Oh. Thanks.

Well it's lucky for us.

Otherwise we'd be going

hungry tonight.

Humans have always

been subject to illness,

There's nothing new in

that. But,

What I find interesting is that

in really striking ways-

Thank you.

Disease has

always played a major part

In shaping our

evolutionary history.

I mean look at cholera.

The black death. Hiv.

Not just the disease but the

social implications of the

Disease have literally

changed the course of mankind.

Think about the diversity of

life on the planet.

Disease in a way

has formed a kind of cycle

Which helps to create life

and uh,

Obviously some cases,

to destroy it.

Perhaps there is so much

diversity in life

Simply for disease to exist.

What if mankind's purpose is

simply to exist as a host?

Just a vessel. Nothing

more than that.

You shouldn't

let him get to you.

He doesn't.

I mean, I don't, it's just-

- Look.

I don't know what

happened between you two

Before I arrived.

I can see it hasn't been easy.

Look what I found.

One moment you're a-You're a

person with goals

And projects.

Your whole life ahead of you.

People you love.

And then, it's all over.

I think the person who owned

this hasn't got much use

For it anymore, do you?

You do too much for us.

Well, you've let me

stay here with you.

You've given me your friendship.

We need you more

than you need us.

Nah, well, I haven't

asked for anything in

Return though, have I?

And I'm not saying that because

I feel like you've built up

A debt to me, or anything, no.

No, no way.

I appreciate your friendship.

You do know I could protect you,

don't you?

When you're with me,

You're safe.

I like you.

I like you, Evie.

I like you a lot.

And that's all that matters now.

Oh, don't be

upset. No, no, no.

Look at what we're doing.

We're surviving, aren't we?

I don't want to

stay here anymore.

But it's safe here.

Here I can keep you safe.

I won't let anything hurt you.

We have to survive this

together.

Mmm, now I like you.

I like you a lot.

Charlie! Can you give me

a hand out here?

Is something wrong?

No.

John!

Hey, stop!

John, john.

Come on, calm down.

Calm down, calm down.

Breathe through your nose,

OK? Breathe through your

nose. Stay calm.

Help me get him inside!

It's never been this bad.

Will he be OK?

I don't know.

I don't want to put you

in this position, OK, but

Is there anything

that you could do?

Well, what can I do?

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