Observation Four: Season One Episode Four Vatos

00:00/04:00- Episode Four begins with Andrea and Amy in a boat fishing. They start a
conversation about how things used to be when fishing with their father. Soon after talking they
realized that their father had taught them different fishing knots. Being born twelve years apart
they start to wonder if their father had begun to take on a change between their births. The scene
becomes emotional as Amy wonders if Florida--where their parents live--wasnt hit as bad as
Atlanta. The scene then shifts to Jim--a survivor member--digging what seems like mass graves
in the distance.
05:00/10:00- As the episode shifts back to Rick and the others--Daryl, T. Dog, and Glenn--Daryl
puts his crossbow in T. Dogs face enraged at the sight of seeing Merles cut off hand. Rick then
puts his Colt Python at Daryls head claiming I wont hesitate, I dont care if every Walker in the
city hears it. Daryl then comes to his senses and lowers his weapon. After putting Merles hand
in Glenns backpack, the group begins to search the other side of the building. Meanwhile, Dale-a group member--comes up to Jim asking if he will take some water since he has been digging all
day. Jim is unresponsive and continues to dig, the concern is seen on Dales face as he walks off.
Dale then tells the other members of the group including Shane and Lori that they might have a
bit of a problem. The group turns to look out at Jim still digging. Back in Atlanta, Rick and the
others are still searching the building for Merle. They come up upon a lit stove and an iron
covered in flesh. He cauterized the wound Rick pronounces.
11:00/14:00- Shane and the others confront Jim as to why he is still digging. Still unresponsive
Lori steps forward claiming that he is scaring the children. Due to a remark about Shane beating
Ed almost to death--in the last episode--Shane takes the shovel away from Jim by force after he
attempted to hit Shane. Jim then breaks down telling the group how his wife and child were
ripped from his hands when the Walkers caught up to them. The only real reason I got away was
because the dead were to busy eating my family.
15:00/18:00- After creating a plan on how Glenn will retrieve the bag of guns Rick dropped, the
group moves into position. A young Hispanic man walks up on Daryl in the process. Daryl
immediately points his crossbow at him and beings interrogating the boy about where Merle is.
Hearing him plea for help the boys friends show up and begin to beat Daryl into the ground.
Glenn shows up at the wrong time as they attempt to take the guns from him while beating him
also. After one of them takes an arrow in the ass by Daryl, the boys friends grab Glenn and hop
in their get away vehicle leaving him. Rick and T. Dog show up seconds after, with Walkers
closing in on them Rick grabs the guns and his hat as they head to safety off of the streets.
22:00/30:00- After talking the boy Rick learns where Glenn is being held hostage at. With new
weaponry the group loads up and heads to Glenns location. The meeting between the two groups
did not get far. Not wanting to do a one on one hostage exchange, the opposing group members
leader Guillermo is more interested in the bag of guns. He tells Rick to either come back willing
to hand over the bag of guns, or come ready locked and loaded. Back at the building Rick
hands T. Dog and Daryl shotguns and pistols as they appear to gear up for a heavy gun battle. As
they walk into the Hispanic gangs hideout, Rick hands over the boy and racks his shotgun. You
said come locked and loaded, okay then were here! Ironically enough, an old confused woman

comes out calling to one of the gang members. She says someone needs medicine. She confronts
Rick and begs him not to take Guillermo claiming he is a good man. Maam Im not here to
arrest your grandson. He is helping us find a missing person. A fella named Glenn. The old lady
then takes rick by the hand and leads him to Glenn.
31:00/35:00- Rick then finds Glenn unharmed helping treating one of the many elderly people in
the compound. You have got to be the stupidest son of a bitch I have ever met! Rick says as he
scolds Guillermo. Rick tells him that he was ready to kill every last one of Guillermos group.
However, he announces that they would have fought back. They have done so in the past to
protect the food, medicine, and weapons according to him. As Guillermo tells Rick his story, we
learn that he is the custodian of a retirement home and stayed behind to helped protect the old
after the staff ran off. Feeling sympathetic, Rick hands over a few weapons and some
ammunition and departs with Glen and the rest of his group. As they head back to their truck-which they used to go back to Atlanta--it is not there. They assume the worst that Merle took it
and is headed back to camp.
37:00/44:00- Back at camp the other survivors are indulging in a fish fry. They joke and enjoy
themselves by a nice fire. After hearing Dale give a speech about how important it is to keep
time alive for the next generation, the scene shifts to a group of Walkers who begin feasting on
Ed. A warzone breaks out as members of the group end up defending their camp to a herd of
Walkers who have stumbled on to it. Rick and the rest of his group finally arrive at camp at with
the new firepower and extinguish the Walker threat. Many lives are lost, including Andreas
sister Amy. Jim then comments that he now remembers why he was digging so much.