While they are refueling in the city, the survivors make an interesting discovery: they find a living dead man nailed to the ground by hunger. So these creatures could die?On the way to Washington, on the advice of mysterious Dr. Eugene Porter, Rick suggests pushing a little further north, towards his old city, in order to fill up ammunition in the armory of his police station. On the road, the unthinkable happens. The truth about the appearance of the living dead is in Washington. But the road to the capital is still long. New characters, new stakes.