Held hostage at Terminus, Rick and the others desperately search for a way out. After Carol and Tyreese encounter a man from Terminus, Carol takes matters into her own hands to infiltrate the compound.
Rick and the others come to the rescue of a solitary priest, whom Rick refuses to trust when he leads them to his church and promises the possibility of new supplies. Daryl gets a lead on the people who took Beth.
Carol and Daryl set out on a dangerous mission into the city in the hopes of locating Beth, prompting Carol to recall her dark journey and question whether it is possible to return to who they once were.
Rick and Daryl lead a dangerous mission to extract their people from the hospital, while Carl and Michonne hold down the church. Meanwhile, Maggie and the others must decide how to move forward.
Rick hopes to make an exchange with the hospital work despite the fact that one of Officer Lerner's men is dead, leaving the fates of Beth and Carol in the balance. Meanwhile, Michonne and Carl lose the church.
A seemingly friendly stranger named Aaron approaches the group with the promise of a safe community, prompting a risky mission to try and verify his story.
Having arrived in the apparent safe haven of Alexandria, Rick and his group must decide whether their new friends can be trusted and whether they ought to stay.
Rick and the group continue settling into a new life in Alexandria, while a few quietly make their own contingency plans. Sasha finds it difficult to cope, and outside the fence Daryl and Aaron track a horse.
Glen, Eugene, Noah, and Tara take a group on a supply run that goes terribly wrong. Abe must intervene when a work crew comes under attack, and young Sam tries to make a connection with Carol.
Rick and Deanna debate what to do with a criminal in their midst. Michonne and Rosita go in search of an emotionally unstable Sasha, and Carl and Enid bond.
As Deana prepares to gather the community and pass judgment on Rick, the group considers what to do if things go badly. Daryl and Aaron find themselves in a trap and far from home, Glenn has a showdown with Nicholas, and an old friend returns.
