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Rick receives a mysterious phone call. Andrea grows closer to The Governor. Merle tries to hunt down Michonne.

At the prison, Rick is surprised by a ringing telephone after his rampage against the walkers. The callers won't identify themselves or say where they are other than they are in a very safe place. While Rick comes to terms with his own demons, Daryl, Carl and Oscar go to clear out other areas of the prison. Just when he thinks he's done, Daryl makes an amazing discovery. In Woodbury, the Governor sends Merle and three others to track down and kill Michone. They don't have much luck but Merle comes across Glenn and Maggie who were out looking for baby formula. Meanwhile, the Governor and Andrea become better acquainted.—Anonymous

Merle hunts down Michonne with a three-man team, but she surprises them, killing Tim and Crowley and only Merle and the rookie Gargulio survive. Rick receives a phone call from a woman that tells that her group is in a safe place far away and Rick asks to join them telling that he has a baby. Two hours later, Rick is contacted by a man and after a short conversation, the stranger hangs up and Rick tells only to Hershel. Andrea stays in Woodbury and asks to stay on the watch on the wall. When a walker comes, she jumps to stab the zombie and the Governor tells her that she can not work on the wall again. They drink whiskey and have a love affair. Merle and Gargulio proceed their hunting and when they find Michonne, they are attacked by walkers and the wounded Michonne escapes. Merle decides to lie to the Governor, telling that they had murdered Michonne. Gargulio does not agree and Merle kills his colleague. Meanwhile Daryl goes with Carl and a prisoner to check the cell block and he has a great surprise. Rick receives a third call and the woman surprisingly knows his name and on the next call, he discovers with whom he is talking to. Michonne sees Maggie and Glenn in a town searching for powdered milk and supplies; out of the blue, they are surprised by Merle.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Merle leads a band of armed men through the woods. They come across mutilated body parts that spell out "Go back" (the "back" being an actual walker back). Merle laughs, calling it a "biter-gram." He also identifies it as the work of Michonne. Speaking of, she leaps from a tree and decapitates or stabs all three of Merle's companions. Rick, meanwhile, picks up an old phone in the prison and hears a voice. "I can't believe someone picked up!" the female voice says. "We've been calling since it started." The woman won't tell Rick where she is calling from -- and that's why it has remained safe. Rick begs for his group to be taken in. "They're dying," he cries. "We're dying."

Later, Rick returns to the survivors' cell block. He quickly checks in to make sure everybody is OK and then heads back into the prison to await a callback from the mystery woman. He doesn't attempt to talk to Carl, or even look at the boy. In the woods, Merle discovers that one of his companions, a young man called Neal, has been spared by Michonne. The pair take off after Michonne. Inside Woodbury, Andrea volunteers to "work the wall" with her rifle. She wants to stay and wants to be useful. The Governor agrees.

Rick picks up the ringing phone. This time, a male voice asks Rick if he has killed anyone. "Yes, people who threatened me or my group," confesses Rick, running down the list, including Shane. The voice then demands to know how Rick lost his wife. "I don't want to talk about that," he says. The line goes dead. Later, Andrea sits atop the wall with a young woman who carries a professional bow. They swap stories about being forced to kill family members. When a walker approaches, the young woman misses with two arrows. So Andrea leaps off the wall and stabs the walker in the head. "You're not supposed to leave the wall!" the young woman shouts. "What's wrong with you? This isn't a game!" Andrea seems to realize she might have been looking forward to killing again just a tad too much.

Hershel attempts to talk to Rick. "She was sorry for the things that happened -- she told us that," says Hershel, referring to Lori. Rick explains that he got a call on the phone and that a group might exist out there in "a safe place." Hershel picks up the phone, listens for a moment, and then hangs up. Merle and Neal are walking through the woods when they are attacked by Michonne. Merle manages to knock aside Michonne when a group of walkers appears. Merle and Neal messily kill the walkers -- and realize Michonne is gone.

Daryl, Oscar and Carl sweep the prison's lower levels looking for threats/survivors. Daryl tells the story of how, when he was a kid, his mom died when their house burned down. "I shot my mom," Carl says. "She was out ... hadn't turned yet. I ended it." Daryl stares at the boy and then nods. Later, Andrea is brought into the Governor's office, where she is told that she will no longer be needed on the wall. Andrea then admits that she liked the staged fights between men and zombies that the Governor staged for the townsfolk despite initially claiming that they disgusted her. She also admits that she is growing fonder of the Governor himself. He seems to feel the same.

In the woods, Merle tells Neal that Michonne was injured and is as good as dead. In fact, Merle wants to tell the Governor that the woman is dead. "I'm not going to lie to the Governor," Neal says. So Merle shoots the boy in the head. Elsewhere, Michonne wanders through the woods drenched in walker blood and guts from the last battle. She is shocked when a pair of walkers shamble right past her. She realizes it's because she is covered in their own smell. At the prison, the phone rings and Rick picks up. The woman on the other end says his name. "How do you know my name?" Rick demands. The line goes dead.

Michonne limps into a deserted town and ducks behind a car when she hears someone approaching. It's Maggie and Glenn, who are looking for ammo and baby formula. Michonne watches them from afar. Suddenly, Merle appears and confronts Maggie and Glenn. "Merle?" Glenn asks. "Jesus. You made it." Merle asks about Daryl and wants to be taken to his brother. But Glenn doesn't lower his gun. He doesn't trust Merle. With good reason, too. Merle pulls his gun and fires. Glenn ducks behind a car and Merle manages to grab Maggie. Holding a gun to Maggie's head, Merle demands that Glenn drive them. Glenn agrees and Michonne watches as the trio drives away.

Back at Woodbury, the Governor and Andrea sip whiskey in his private garden. Soon, they are making out. Inside the prison, Daryl shoots a walker dead, only to discover Carol's knife stuck in the man's cheek. Could Carol still be alive? Elsewhere in the prison, the phone rings and Rick picks up. This time, the voice on the other line belongs to Lori. Rick begins to weep. "I loved you," he cries. "I couldn't put it back together." Lori tells Rick he needs to care for Carl and the baby -- "our baby." Very slowly, Rick hangs up the phone.

Andrea and the Governor are naked in bed together when there is a knock on the door. The Governor excuses himself, puts on a robe, and meets Merle in the hallway. Merle explains that Michonne is dead, though he has no proof (her head or her sword). Merle then tells the Governor about his new captives: Glenn and Maggie. "From the looks of them, they must be set up pretty good," Merle says. "I'll find out where." The Governor returns to bed with Andrea. Rick then returns to the cellblock to find Hershel holding the newborn. Rick takes the baby and gently hugs her. Later, Daryl kicks open a door and finds Carol. She is still alive. Daryl picks her up and gently hugs her.

Later, Rick walks to the gate surrounding the prison. Among all the walkers is Michonne, who stares at him with her very human eyes. To be continued ...