Random attacks begin along the highway, causing El Wray, with Cherry, to crash his truck. In the aftermath, several zombies tear off Cherry's right leg. At the hospital is another victim, Tammy, the former lover of Dakota (whose car had broken down earlier, leading to her getting attacked by zombies on the road). Block recognizes her and compares text messages on Tammy's and his wife's phones, realizing Dakota was about to leave him for Tammy. He then stabs Dakota's hands with her anesthetic syringe needles repeatedly, rendering them useless, before locking her in a closet to tend to other patients, including Cherry, who is still alive.