Five years after he was taken from his home and family, Rick Grimes fights to survive as a prisoner of the Civil Republic Military. But in order to one day escape, Rick may have to make himself into another man.
Six years after losing her husband at the bridge explosion, Michonne makes her way north in faith that Rick is alive, and falls in with a nomadic community with people who might be able to help her get where she is going.
Michonne's arrival complicates Rick's agreement with Jadis, putting their loved ones back home at grave risk. As Thorne receives a promotion, Rick looks for a way to get Michonne out.
After Michonne takes desperate action to get Rick away from the CRM the two find a moment of respite inside a vacant home, where Michonne confronts him about his unwillingness to return home to Alexandria.
Rick and Michonne look forward to a new life while on the road back home – but their escape from the CRM won't be so easy. Three years in the past Father Gabriel has a fateful encounter in the forest with Jadis, unaware of the secrets she is hiding.
Rick returns to the CRM to discover the secret of Major General Beale's plan to retake the world from the dead, while Michonne looks for the dossier Jadis left behind. But the real truth may be too big for them to stop.
