Shane makes a deadly sacrifice which leads to unusual behavior and self-distancing. The rest of the group tries to hang on somewhere between living to die and dying to live.

Rick, Hershel and Glen are trapped and fight to survive; Shane finds Lori in danger.

After a traumatic event, a life hangs in the balance. Complicating matters, the group must also deal with a potential threat to their new surroundings.

Andrea steps up when the people of Woodbury are thrown into uncharted territory; a new threat arises at the prison.

Some members hold down the church while the others are on a rescue mission.

With no hope of safety in Alexandria, Rick and his band of survivors soon discover a larger world with new dangers and new opportunities.