Steven and Sue are waiting for Kieren to come home. Steve wants to call Shirely but Sue, who thinks Kieren is simply out with Rick, warns him that if they do so, the treatment centre will be called and Kieren will be taken away.

Kieren is walking home when Rick and some HVF soldiers drive past him. The Rotters are still tied up in the back of their truck. They arrive at the Macy home and Bill goes inside. Rick gestures to her to no say anything and Bill gets what he needs before going back in the truck. Rick offers some help to his father, who in turn blows up in anger over his siding with Kieren. Bill tells him Kieren has to go and Rick must be the one to do it.

A hungover Philip wakes up following a night with Amy. He says he has an early council meeting and tells her she can't tell anyone they had sex. She doesn't want anyone to know she slept with someone like him and he leaves in anger. As he exits the front door, he encounters Shirley. They ask each other why they're there. Shirley says she knew Amy's dad and has brought some leftover belongings. Philip claims to be doing outreach. Neither believes the other but they carry on as Philip zips up his trousers and walks off.

Gary brings the bitten Dean to the quarantine compound and once he gets him inside, he locks the gate and says he's being quarantined. Dean assumes this is about his confession about loving Gary's girlfriend but Gary still walks away.

Kieren comes across the Roarton supermarket with one contact lens still missing and his mousse half off. He realises its the same one in which he killed Lisa Lancaster and finally remembers how the rest of the incident played out. Jem had come in looking for Lisa, killed the other Rotters and upon finding Kieren feasting on her body, she had prepared to shoot him.

Kieren returns home and goes upstairs past his parents who are sleeping on the couch. Kieren goes into Jem's room and she wakes up startled, pulling her gun on him. He confronts her about his newfound memories. She's still angry and asks if he's going to make excuses. He says it feels awful and doesn't believe what any of them did was alright or that killing the living didn't count. Jem asks if he thinks she's a coward and she says she's not. She says she lied to everyone, claiming she ran out of bullets, when she simply couldn't pull the trigger on her own brother. Kieren thanks her and says he's going to talk with Lisa's parents and try to bring them some peace. Jem asks him to wait so she can accompany him.

At their home, Bill is coaching Rick on how to kill Kieren and claim that he turned rabid. Janet is listening from the kitchen while Bill says that Rotters are evil, not people. Rick offers to go out and get some cigarettes for Bill and before leaving, he asks Janet for some change and leaves. When Kieren and Jem try to leave, Sue and Steve tell them they can't, as it is too dangerous out there.

Rick gets to the shop and calls the Walker house. They can hear the ringing but can't find the phone. Rick leaves a message warning Kieren he's in danger while Jem and Kieren go out the back. Rick says that if they see him or Bill coming, to simply run. He begins to talk about the previous night but then the time runs out on the phone and the line goes dead.

Bill calls the vicar and Oddie, saying he's bringing Rick in and needs them to perform an inspiring sermon. Janet comes over and tells her husband that Philip is painting something on the carriage door. Bill goes out with his shotgun and finds that Philip is painting the letters PDS. He says that the council passed a proposal that all houses with PDS sufferers must be identified. Bill fires a warning shot in the air and Philip runs off. Dean calls out from behind the gates, saying he knows how Bill feels. Rick arrives and asks what's going on. His father tells him to go inside to change and that they're going to church.

Kieren and Jem visit the Lancasters and Jem stops them from leaving for the service. The Lancasters show them fliers they've been making and Kieren confesses what he did in the supermarket. The Lancasters look relieved and ask if he was the one who moved the body. They're not angry with him, and it turns out that they've been hoping for her to return as a Rotter. Kieren tries to explain that the only ones who died before The Rising came back but Jem stops him, saying that it's possible. Kieren reluctantly agrees with her, understanding that hope is all they have left.

Dean tries to get a young boy walking boy to run to the shops to get him something to eat but the boy simply runs off with his money. He tries again with an old woman but she spits in his face.

At the church, Oddie is giving a sermon to rile everyone up against PDS sufferers. He says they're followers of the Pale Horseman, Death. Following the sermon, Bill thanks the vicar but Oddie warns him that there will be a Second Rising. When the first Risen are judged, there will be a second resurrection and God will bring back the righteous. Bill promises that it's the same Rick and leaves with his son.

Amy is listening to a web broadcast from the Undead Liberation Army and is interrupted by Gary knocking at her door to tell her he'll be painting her place with the PDS sign. She goes back to her room and resumes listening when Gary comes in and tells her she can't go around without covering up her condition with makeup. Amy tells him to get out but then he grabs her and smears lipstick sloppily on her mouth and face.

Jem and Kieren are walking home and she tells him he is braver than she is while everyone thinks she's braver than she actually is. They reach the rail station and spot Amy on the platform. Jem tells Kieren to go to her and she turns around to head home. Kieren gets closer and finds Amy wearing her mousse and contact lenses, saying she's leaving Roarton because people won't accept them for who they are. She wants to go and find the ULA commune and asks Kieren to come with her. He thinks they're dangerous and turns her down, at least for now. Amy says he's doing this because of Rick and asks if she thinks Rick and his father will change. Kieren thinks they will and Amy says he's very optimistic. The train pulls up and Kieren reminds her she needs daily injections. Amy replies that the ULA have a stockpile of what she'll need and promises to be back for their wedding, hugging him goodbye and boarding the train.

Shirley is holding a support group for mothers of PDS sufferers. One woman is horrified by the erotic fanmail her son is getting. Sue admits she's conflicted with her emotions and feelings. The other mothers agree. Sue says she's angry at Kieren for killing himself because the family fell apart because of it. Janet says she understands and then admits she is afraid of her son Rick.

Bill is teaching Rick how to use his knife to pierce Kieren's brain and kill him. Rick takes a moment alone in the bathroom and begins to wipe off his mousse. Janet is telling the support group that she's happy her handsome boy is back and that he is the same no matter what Oddie says. Rick comes out to Bill without his mousse and contacts on, saying he doesn't want to hurt Kieren and that if Kieren is evil then so is he. Bill says something is wrong and he wants to help, hugging a crying Rick and saying everything will be all right.

Dean calls out to Ken, asking for food for his diabetes. Ken takes the list of food and as he walks away, Dean apologises for what he has done. Ken pauses and then continues walking. Jem takes down the photos in her room of her killing Rotters and removes her HVR armband. Bill gets paint from the attic and paints over the PDS sign on his house. Jem removes her military jacket and unloads her revolver before taking it out to the shed. While there, she finds the family phone and hears Rick's message warning Kieren to stay away from him and Bill. She takes off running to the station to try to find Kieren but he is already gone. Kieren is standing on a railway overpass and Bill drives by, surprisingly ignoring him.

Janet comes home and asks Bill where Rick is. Bill says he hasn't seen Rick for five years since they waved him off at the airport before heading overseas. She also finds that Bill has put the shrine back up. Kieren comes home and finds Rick's corpose propped up in front of the garage door with a knife stuck in the back of his skull. Kieren cries, closing Rick's eyes and whispering "I love you" in his ear. He pulls out the knife and walks off as Jem arrives back home. She is shocked to find Rick's corpse and Ken watches the whole scene from across the street.

Janet answers the door after someone is pounding on the door and finds it is Kieren with the knife in his hand. He goes inside and tells Bill to stand up. Bill only says Kieren is barred from the house and calls him an animal when he sticks a knife in Bill's armchair. Kieren reminds him he had already banned him years ago when he had given Rick a mix CD. Bill says Kieren will still be banned when Rick comes back during the next resurrection when only the good dead will come up. He says that Rick was an impostor and he knew it as soon as he stood up for Kieren. Janet becomes distraught upon realising what Bill has done. Kieren screams that Rick's return was a gift and he ruined it. Janet cries out, grabbing the knife and slashing Bill's hands. Kieren restrains her, comforting her as Bill stares shocked at the blood on his hands, finally realising what he has done. Bill stumbles outside and is shot in the chest by Ken with a shotgun. Dean says he didn't see anything and Ken continues on down the street. Janet and Kieren come out and Kieren walks off while Janet begins calling for help.

Kieren heads to the cave where he had previously seen the Rotters and goes inside. At the Walker home, Jem assures her father that Kieren wouldn't leave them again and that he'll be back. Kieren looks at a rock where he and Rick had carved a message that they'd be together forever. He hears someone coming towards him and eventually realises it's his mother. He becomes emotional, saying he needed to be somewhere he and Rick used to go and Sue comes and sits down, assuring him he didn't get Rick killed. She says Bill is the one to blame and that says that this time he needs to stay. She says she knows how it feels to lose someone and shares that she had dated an RAF pilot with whom she had hoped to settle down with. He ended up dumping her and dating her friend whom he thought more socially acceptable. She had quit college, came home, and decided to kill herself. The chemist had refused to serve her sleeping pills and she had burst into tears. The man had got her tea and let her talk. He listened, made her laugh, and says that Kieren doesn't know that Steve can be very funny when he wants to be. She says Steve is probably having a nervous breakdown at home because he couldn't bear to come out to the cave with her.

Kieren and Sue return home and Steve says he understands. Kieren says he shouldn't let him off easy, as he didn't think of any of their feelings. He wants Steve to tell him off and Steve grounds him. Kieren asks for more and Steve grows increasingly angry, saying he was worried sick. He had gone to the cave, saw Kieren sitting inside with blood on his hands. He breaks down crying and Kieren hugs him.

Kieren and Steve serve as pallbearers at the Macys' funeral. Kieren watches as Rick's coffin is lowered into the ground and dirt is shovelled onto it.

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Kieren tries to thank Jem for helping him but she insists it was for their parents and not for him before throwing him out of her room. He goes downstairs to speak with his parents, who avoid discussing last night's events. They want him to stay home for the foreseeable future for his safety. Jem comes in and asks if they're coming to the ceremony and the parents try to hush her up but she declares that it's to honour the victims of The Rising. Kieren is uncomfortable and Jem storms out.

Shirley visits Janet and Bill to brief them before they are reunited with their un-dead son Rick. She offers them the opportunity to meet with a therapist but Bill becomes angry and goes upstairs to Rick's room. He goes in, begins taking down Rick's sports awards and later takes the shrine down with Janet.

Kieren looks over a postcard Rick had sent him promising they'd be together and that he would sort things out with his (implied to be homophobic) father. Steve comes in and invites him to watch some DVDs while he gives him his injection. Immediately after, the doorbell rings and Steve hurries to hide Kieren into a closet. Kieren's flashlight goes out and he begins to have flashbacks, brought on by the injection. He remembers being in his coffin and clawing his way out. Kieren stumble out of the closet in a panic but Steve holds him and tells him it's okay and that the visitors have gone. Kieren asks why they buried him but Steve gets a call before he can answer. It's his co-worker Clive, calling him into work. He tries to stay with Kieren but Kieren insists he'll be fine and Steve agrees to leave him. Kieren then grabs a hoodie and heads out.

He passes Ken's house, where Shirley is inside counselling him. He then passes by the anniversary ceremony where the dead are being honoured. Oddie gives a speech for the HVF fighters who died while protecting Roarton. Bill and Janet arrive and the crowd applauds him. He gets up and announces that Rick is coming home and they expect everyone's full support. The crowd rumbles, knowing instantly what he is implying and Bill and Janet immediately leave.

Kieren climbs into the quarantined cemetery and visits his grave, remembering when he first climbed out of it with the others around him doing the same. When he hears a girl's voice, he attempts to hide behind his tombstone. She comes over and cheerfully says she knows him. He tries to fend her off with a metal pole but then she impales herself before laughing and declaring she is already dead. She introduces herself as Amy Dyer.

Amy shows Kieren her own tombstone and says she had prepared a very thorough will. Kieren says he had wanted to be cremated but his parents went against his wishes. Kieren attempts to leave but then Amy rightfully says that Kieren is moping over his old life. She says she used to do the same and that the way to stop doing it is to go on day trips. The duo head to a bus stop and Amy promises that things will be alright.

Bill and Janet are waiting for their son to arrive while Oddie and other townsfolk are standing around outside. The military transport pulls up and Janet and Bill head outside to greet Rick, who steps out with a slight limp and his head sewn back together. Bill hesitates before shaking his hand and Rick gives his mother a kiss.

Amy takes Kieren to a fun fair and he's anxious about there being so many people. She tells him things will be fine and adds that she's thinking of stopping using the mousse.

Bill and Rick bond while target-shooting and discuss the Rick's valour medal. Janet calls the PDS therapist but hangs up when put on hold and takes some pills instead. Sue and Jem are walking home and Jem wonders if Bill is now okay with PDS sufferers but Sue remains skeptical.  Jem wonders if they'll tell Kieren that Rick is back but Sue doesn't answer.

Amy and Kieren get on various rides and she talks about people's fear of death and how crazy it makes them. He warns her that the man in charge of the Undead Liberation Army is dangerous after she recites their mantra but she assumes that those people were simply in survival mode. Kieren has a vision of Lisa Lancaster while riding the haunted house ride.

Janet comes outside to see Bill and Rick and Rick notes how Jem was present amongst the crowd when he returned home. Bill speaks highly of her while denouncing her family, calling Kieren selfish. Rick asks what happened and Janet tries to keep it quiet but at Rick's pushing, Bill declares that Kieren killed himself because he was weak. Janet says he shouldn't speak ill of the dead and Rick fires a full flip, seemingly upset by the news.

Kieren is spotted at the fair while Amy is riding one of the rides and the man who recognises him says that he went to his funeral and calls him a Rotter. Kieren runs off into the woods and spots another PDS sufferer. He follows after them and watches and they go into a cave. He heads back to town and observes missing person fliers, including one for Lisa. He takes it down and leaves with it.

Dean and Gary visit Oddie and ask for wages to patrol the woods since it's taking so much time. The vicar is angry about this and Gary also says he assumes Bill won't be doing his shifts now that he has his family back. Oddie's clerk, Philip, says that though the budget is tight, they can manage it. The vicar stiffly states that they'll get their money and sends them off.

Sue and Jem meet Steve on the curb when he arrives home to tell him how Rick is back. Jem says they should tell him right away but her parents want to put it off as long as possible. When Kieren sneaks in, he sees them talking but can't hear the specifics of what they're discussing. He goes inside and hides the flyer before turning on the computer. His family comes inside and when Steve notices Kieren's wearing the hoodie, Kieren pretends he was cold. Steve then drags Jem with him to go turn the furnace on.

Bill brings Rick a beer and tells him he should always wear his medal and be proud of it. Bill then says he'll be heading off to the legion hall once he's checked on Janet. At the legion hall, Pearl is taking down photos of the members with HVF kills. Gary is annoyed but Pearl insists they might offend people. Philip prepares a separate section for PDS sufferers and everyone goes quiet when Bill, Rick, and Janet come in. Bill asks who's going to buy the first round for his son but no one responds.

Kieren is pretending to eat for his parent's benefit, while Jem is appalled by the whole display. She is eating in the living room instead of at the table. Steve tells her she needs to put her revolver in the shed but she refuses. The doorbell rings and after Sue answers it, she tells Kieren it's for him. He goes and finds Amy not wearing her mousse. She's not angry but does want to know why he ran off from the fair. He hurries her inside where she cheerfully greets Kieren's family. Jem storms out yet again before Kieren offers to show Amy his room. Kieren asks Amy to not talk the way she just had been because his parents don't like acting as if he is (un)dead. Amy replies that they should start getting used to it.

Jem tries to join Dean on patrol but tells her she can't come, under Bill's orders, because Kieren is in town and was spotted in town. Bill says it's a betrayal of trust and Dean says it's different than his having a Rotter for a son. Jem angrily goes back inside.

Rick is discussing military weaponry and the subject of body armour comes up, Gary asks if he was wearing body armour when he died. Rick answers that body armour doesn't protect against an IED. Philip asks if he regrets enlisting and Rick says it was the best time of his life because his unit was like family.

Amy asks Kieren how he died and when he doesn't answer, she unbottons her blouse to show him her leukemia scars. She felt it was unfair to die so young and then asks what his last thought was. Kieren says he felt relief and shows her the scars where he slit his wrists. Amy hugs him while he looks at paintings of Rick. Jem opens his bedroom and Kieren jumps back from Amy. Kieren comes down into the living room, grabs his hoodie, and furiously walks out with Amy. When Steve tries to stop him, Kieren says he knows that Rick is back.

At the legion hall, Bill brings Rick another drink and says that Gary had been making the moves on Rick's girlfriend while he was in the Army. Rick isn't bothered and drinks the whiskey, after which he goes to the bathroom and begins vomiting black bile.

Kieren arrives at the legion hall and warns Amy that he's not allowed in because the townspeople already hated him for being different before he was dead. Amy walks in with Kieren right behind her and everyone stares. The bartender demands that they order something if they want to stay and Amy orders two lemonades. Bill objects to them being served to and Philip escorts them to the Rotters section, a back hallway, and it's then that Rick comes out of the bathroom and stares in awe of Kieren. He then shakes his hand and says it's good to see him. Kieren says he can't go out in the main area because of Philip, Rick loudly objects to this, and then Philip awkwardly lets them out.

Dean is playing a video on patrol and then spots a PDS sufferer hauling dead sheep through the forest. He trips, rolls down into a stream and looks up to find a Rotter standing over him, after which he runs off screaming.

Kieren and Rick are chatting and then Gary rudely assumes that Amy is a lesbian. When Rick continues drinking, she says PDS sufferers can't drink but he stubbornly insists that he can. She makes a point of asking when his stitching is coming out and Rick says it depends. Dean then comes running in to say that he's spotted a rabid Rotter in the woods. Bill leads his men out and asks Rick to go along, warning him that the Rotter won't be a soft one like Kieren.

The men reach the woods and head out while Kieren and Rick stay in the car. Rick asks Kieren what happened and he shares how life didn't mean anything to him anymore and that he killed himself. Rick throws a fit and says he shouldn't have, as he had gotten into art school on a full scholarship and was almost out of there. Kieren says life didn't mean anything without Rick, noting how he had joined the Army and left without saying goodbye. Kieren says he wrote letters and Rick insists he didn't get any. Bill radios for Rick and tells them to get moving. Kieren tells Rick he doesn't have to do what he tells him anymore, but Rick says it is his father and heads out.

Rick has gone after Billy, Gary, and Dean but loses track of Kieren. Kieren finds the cave and calls Rick over. The two Rotters are shown to bring a dead sheep over and begin feeding a child Rotter that has just come out. Rick calls the location in, much to Kieren's objection. The two Rotters head out and when the men arrive, Dean tases the child. The adult male bites Dean before he can tase him, after which Dean dramatically prepares to shoot himself. Kieren tells him that the infection isn't spread by bite.

Bill offers Rick the opportunity to shoot them but Kieren talks him down, insisting they can be cured if taken to the hospital, adding that they are just like them. Kieren even takes out one of his contacts to emphasise his point. Kieren asks if he's going to shoot him too. Rick lowers the rifle and walks away. Bill tries to shoot but his rifle jams. Kieren tells Dean and Gary that the authorities will pay approximately £900 if they are turned in and has them vote for whether to turn them in or kill them. Kieren, Dean, and Gary vote to keep them alive. Bill walks away angrily and Rick follows.

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A woman named Lisa Lancaster, who is a member of the HVF, gathers supplies at a grocery store with a rifle in her shopping cart and speaks with her sister Patty about what to pick up. She encounters a young female zombie that is chewing on a body and Lisa falls, injuring her leg. She shoots at the girl and then her weapon jams. Lisa tries to get away but another zombie, Kireren, catches her.

All of this is a nightmare of Kieren's and when he wakes, Dr. Shepherd tells him that these increasingly vivid memories are good because it means his brain functions are returning. The doctor reminds Kieren that he'll be going home soon and his parents are looking forward to seeing him. Kieren says he is a zombie and has killed people but Shepherd corrects his language, reminding him that he suffers from Partially Deceased Syndrome. Kieren is struggling with guilt over his pre-medicated actions. He goes through the release centre where he is given various supplies, including coloured contacts to match his original eye colour.

Back in Kieren's home village of Roarton Vicar Oddie and Human Volunteer Force soldiers are leading a ceremony in the cemetery in memoriam of the recently deceased. Kieren's parents, Sue and Steve, are trying to sell their home to a couple and their daughter Jem exhibits off-putting behaviour. She comes out wearing an HVF armband and Sue tells the couple that the organisation is still carrying on in their area even though they have been defunded. The couple leaves, saying they're looking for something more remote, and Kieren's parents realise that they must also have a child suffering from PDS. Jem storms out, refusing to accompany her parents to pick up Kieren and Steve assures Sue that Jem will come around.

Kieren takes part in group therapy and blames himself for his kills. His roommate Alex reminds him he would have died (permanently) if he hadn't eaten. Alex is also upset at the fact that humans were given medals for killing people with PDS. An argument breaks out and the session leader tells them they are simply acting out because they're on edge about going home soon. He asks Kieren whom he is most looking forward to see and he replies that he wants to see his sister Jem.

Jem is visiting a bar and meets with the HVF leader, Bill Macy, and he warmly greets her, saying she is their best shooter. He tries to order a round of drinks but the owner of the establishment says that HVF will no longer receive free drinks as she cannot afford it. Bill then hands out patrol routes to the men and and is insistent that there are still Rotters out there. He says they'll deal with the ones that are coming back and passes out walkie-talkies which he has paid for himself. He asks Jem if she is alright and she says it's just stuff. They toast to the fallen, all of whom have pictures up on their wall.

Kieren tries to reassure Alex that the rumours about riots aren't true but Alex won't believe him and gives him the name of a man he says he can trust, called the Undead Prophet. Music begins to play over the loudspeakers, leading them to head to the central chamber to receive neurotriptyline injections. Kieren sees Alex sniff some hidden substance and when he goes in and receives his injection, he begins to spit out black bile and goes berserk. He is quickly subdued by the guards and taken away. That night, Kieren and other sufferers are given their personal possessions and loaded onto a truck.

Early in the morning, when it's still dark out, Sue and Steve get into their car to go pick up Kieren. One of their nosy neighbours spies them from his window.

Kieren wakes up, following another nightmare of his attack on Lisa and goes to put his contact lenses and facial mousse on to make his complexion resemble those un-afflicted his condition. He looks again at the paper from Alex and sees that it has the URL of the group, the Undead Liberation Army, and a password. One of the workers comes to retrieve him and bring him to his parents. Sue becomes emotional, and both his parents are amazed at how normal he looks. He says it's simply because of the mousse before he heads to the car with his parents and the worker accompanies them. He warns them that it will take time for people to adjust and enquires about the HVF. The Walkers say there have been some difficulties but that they aren't as resistant to assimilation.

Back in Roarton, Vicar Oddie is at a gathering where he is speaking against the Rotters, while the villagers enthusiastically agree with his hate-speak. MP Giles Weir is brought up to speak and attempts to explain that the sufferers are not medicated and legally required to continue their treatment. Bill says that the government promised to send help but none ever came. Giles says that with the limited resources had to go to the cities first. Ever the diplomat, he expresses his gratitude to the HVF for their work and the inspiration is gave to other rural areas but he is shouted down by the crowd, led by mayor Ken Burton and he is then ushered out by his assistant.

As he is being driven home, Kieren spots pro-HVF signs and asks who the HVF are but his parents evade the question. As they get back into town, they are surrounded by people leaving the gathering hall. Steve has already had Kieren hide in the back seat and covered him with his jacket. Ken comes over and tries to get into the car so they can drive into town together but luckily for the Walkers, Ken is called away by Shirley Wilson and the Walkers drive off hurriedly. They get home and back into the garage while another neighbour watches from across the street. Kieren is confused about the secrecy but his parents assure him that everything will be alright. He is amazed to learn that they had kept his room as it was and heads upstairs.

Sue pays the Walkers a visit and says she knows that Kieren is back. She tells them she was trained a PDS community caregiver and is brought inside to administer Kieren's neurotriptyline injection. She instructs them on how to do it for future reference. When Kieren receives it, he has more memory flashes of beating Lisa unconscious. Shirley lets them know he will have to receive an injection every day and advises them to keep Kieren inside for the foreseeable future. Steve brings up the PDS protection act but Shirely says there might be a spot of bother. Shirely pulls Sue aside and gives her a taser as required by law. Sue doesn't understand why she would need it and Shirley explains that PDS teenagers have begun taking a drug called Blue Oblivion and that if Kieren takes any blue pills, she should use the taser and call Shirley immediately. She tells her to call her if she needs anything but to not tell anyone that she is a PDS caregiver, including her son Phillip.

The Roarton town council are discussing Halloween while Bill would rather complain about nothing being done about the HVF. The clerk, Phillip, speaks up and says that having people go out dressed as monsters would be distressing to the townspeople. Bill then changes his vote, thus maintaining the ban. Oddie then invites Phillip to his office for a drink and says there are whispers of PDS sufferers being integrated back into the town. He then asks about Phillip's mum, who Phillip says still works at the hospital but then Oddie says he has stopped by the hospice and she no longer works there. Phillip doesn't understand, as she has left for work every morning, and Oddie suggests that he find out.

Kieren sits down for dinner with his parents and asks where Jem is. Sue assure him that she'll be there shortly. Kieren tells her that he no longer eats but she asks him to pretend. He obliges her and then Jem walks in and says that she won't come in as long as "that" (Kieren) is there. He walks out but when Jem comes in, she complains about the food and leaves again. Kieren goes up to his room and looks overhis old paint brushes. He then pulls out a box of photos and looks at one of him and Jem from some years prior.

Bill and his wife Janet celebrate the birthday of their dead son Rick. They place a cake on the mantelpiece where they have put a shrine together for him.

Shirley is at home and Phillip asks after her day. She says she has been on her feet all day at the hospice and he doesn't confront her about his learning that she no longer works there. She goes to bed and Phillip snoops through her laptop and finds the files on the PDS cases of Roarton. They are password-encrypted and he's unable to guess it. Shirley catches him and when she asks what he's doing, he claims to be watching pornography to reveal stress. He says he might be a sex addict and claims he'll go cold turkey right now. She tells him to scan it for viruses and heads off to bed.

Kieren dreams and gains more memories of feeding on Lisa. He wakes to find Jem standing over him, briefly seeing her as Lisa. She asks what he is, since her brother was a kind, gentle person whereas he is a monster. She tells him to prove he is who he claims to be by saying something only Kieren knew. He tells her about how she walked on her tiptoes for nine months when she was eleven. He goes on to explain that she didn't want to be noticed so he made her a hardcore metal mix CD. Jem begins to cry and says he didn't leave her a note. Kieren says he wanted to disappear after Rick Macy's death and he blames himself for Rick's joining the Army. Kieren apologises and Jem curses at him and throws a drink at him. Steve comes out to ask about the shouting and Jem says Kieren can't kill himself twice before slamming the door shut to her room.

The following morning, Kieren plays the game of Life with his parents and upon spotting the stack of board games his parents have brought out, it's clear he won't be leaving the house anytime soon. Jem it at the Roarton train station, drinking alone.

After he is left alone, Kieren goes onto the computer and visits the ULA website. There's an advert for Blue Oblivion and a hooded figure delivers a recorded message that says it was filled with guilt until it was able to move past the shame. It talks about how they are truly blessed for having been resurrected from the dead. When Steve comes in, Kieren closes the tab and claims to be checking the weather.

Oddie visits Bill and shares a file, saying that they have intelligence on a PDS sufferer in their town. He spouts scripture about being a shepherd and then Bill goes home, putting on his camo jacket and collecting his rifles. He tells Janet there's a Rotter in Roarton and says he's off to kill it, calling himself the shepherd.

Jem hears Bill on her radio telling the other HVF forces that he's headed to the street she lives on to get a Rotter. She gets home and warns her parents and Kieren. Jem loads a revolver, Sue and Steve grab anti-zombie weapons from the shed, and then Steven tells Jem to hide Kieren. She takes him upstairs and hides him in a closet.

Bill, Gary, and Dean arrive and Dean comes to their door, ringing the doorbell. Steve answers and Dean asks for Jem. Steve calls her down and she heads outside with Dean. Kieren goes to the window and watches as Ken's wife Maggie is dragged out onto the street. Ken pleads for them to stop and Bill points out that the last time he had seen her, she was in a casket. Ken claims it was Maggie's sister but then Bill point his rifle at her head. She pleads for mercy and then he lowers his gun. He tells her to take out her contact lenses. She does so and her eyes are shown to be yellow and then Bill shoots her dead. Ken cries over his wife's corpse in the middle of the streets and the HVF begin to drive off.

Jem goes inside and Sue asks if she's alright. She shakes her head no and Sue hugs her. Steve heads upstairs where he quickly realises that Kieren witnessed what just occurred and sits down next to him. Bill returns home to find an MP sitting with Janet. He thinks he's about to reprimanded and claims he did what he had to. He is then informed that they found Rick in Afghanistan. At first, he's thrilled but then Janet explains that he is only partially alive.

Steve tells Kieren everything's going to be alright and heads back downstairs. Kieren goes to visit Jem in her room and finds that she is putting her loaded revolver beneath her pillow. He then walks away, leaving her alone.

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