"Lis." "Get us some biscuits as well." "but I want biscuits." "– I got you some shortbread." "– Caramel ones?" "they don't have any of those." "They've got Caramels." "What!" "If you stick them both together in your gob it's the same thing." "Very funny." "Kieren." "It's all right." "It's all right." "It's OK." "Good." "210)}Another involuntary recurrent memory?" "– They're getting more vivid." "– That's a good sign." "Means the cognitive circuitry's connecting again." "Like a computer rebooting." "Maybe it means I'm not ready?" "I don't feel ready." "That's exactly why you're ready." "You're feeling." "It's not just the flashbacks." "all the side effects." "It means your brain's responding." "Repairing." "That's a positive." "Count yourself lucky." "You don't want to be a patient who doesn't respond to Neurotriptyline." "Where do they go?" "The ones that don't respond?" "We take care of them." "Your parents are looking forward to seeing you again." "– Why wouldn't they?" "– Because I'm a zombie." "And I killed people." "what are you?" "Look at me." "You are a..." "I am a Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer." "And?" "And what I did in my Untreated State was not my fault." "Good." "Could you maybe talk to someone?" "To get more time." "going home." "Next." "Next." "Name?" "Kieren Walker." "Blue or brown?" "Did you have blue or brown eyes?" "Brown." "Next!" "Patients to Administration Room 12." "The righteous perish and no one ponders it in his heart." "Devout men are taken away and no-one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil." "Those that walk uprightly enter unto peace." "They find rest as they lie in death." "aren't they?" "– They are very nice." "Here we are." "Fantastic room if you have children or guests." "Or strangers round ever." "Do the fittings come included?" "What you see is what you get." "eh?" "we're coming in." "There's a party going on!" "All the people are dancing." "A psycho killer bursts in and starts shooting everyone." "Only one survives..." "Mr "Fuck Off Right Now"!" "She doesn't come included!" "– We've got a couple of dogs." "– It's dog city round here." "There's quite a few." "I thought the Human Volunteer Force had disbanded." "round here they're still going strong." "You've got a beautiful home." "It's just we're looking for something..." "We were looking for something more..." "Remote?" "So are we." "too." "We should start lowering the asking price." "He can't come back here." "Steve." "and you'll be seriously grounded." "Dad?" "Hilariously grounded?" "– I mean it." "– Shaking." "Jemima before you leave..." "Tomorrow... we've got to go to Norfolk to pick up your... – No way." "– You don't have to come." "we thought it would be nice if you..." "I hate that she still wears that bloody armband 24-7." "She'll come around." "At least the drive to Norfolk's quite scenic. are the flashbacks." "It's always of the last person I..." "When..." "When I was in my Untreated State. we hunted together and we went to this supermarket and this girl was there and... what I did to her." "it's crippling." "But I guess I deserve it. you'd have rotted away yourself." "You shouldn't feel guilty." "What?" "They killed us too during the Rising." "They'd shoot us without a second thought." "that's defending humanity... that's being a hero." "we get medicated." "Without medication we'd go back to being rabid." "Alex." "I'm an idiot?" "I'm not the one who took acid four years ago and thought she could fly way up to the sky." "that's enough." "That's enough." "you're all on edge." "Because of Sunday." "Right?" "Am I right?" "It's OK to be nervous about going back." "You know you get in your cover-up mousse and..." "I see a couple of you have started wearing your contact lenses." "– How are they feeling?" "– A bit unnatural." "keep it up." "Sunday." "You're seeing your family and friends again." "Can't wait." "who are you looking forward to seeing?" "My little sister." "eh?" "Bill? and a cider for this trigger-happy honey." "love." "love." "But your sign..." "They're having to come down today." "Some of you are bleeding me dry." "this place would be rubble" "I can tell you that much!" "eh?" "– Can you believe the disrespect?" "I suppose." "Rising were years ago." "What are we?" "Fucking Southerners?" "Roarton's sacrifice will never be forgotten." "As long as I draw breath." "Too right." "HVF!" "HVF!" "Your patrol rotas for the week ahead. but we know better." "What about ones on drugs?" "What about 'em?" "Daz." "They wouldn't put treated here." "– They wouldn't dare." "– Don't count on it." "Sarge?" "I'll say this... drugs or no drugs." "we'll deal with them." "Your report everything that you see." "That said..." "New walkies?" "Council splashing out?" "right." "These came out me own pocket." "they're tidy." "– Right swish." "You want one of these?" "sorry." "nothing." "just stuff." "I do know." "Anniversary of the Rising coming up." "Lots of memories." "To the fallen." "To the fallen." "a bit nervous." "What did he say?" "He says he's looking forward to seeing me." "when they started putting us back?" "he says you're talking bollocks." "the living." "Can't trust a word they say." "Here's a guy you can trust." "It's that guy I've been going on about." "The Undead Prophet." "Here's his website." "check him out." "He'll blow your mind." "Shot time." "next." "What have you taken?" "Reload the Neurotriptyline." "Let's double dosage." "I think he's taken something." "please." "Put you to sleep." "Guard!" "He bit me." "– Where are you doing to him?" "– Get out the way!" "What are you doing?" "Next." "That's your lot." "keep it down." "Nice here." "I were expecting armed guards and barbed wire all over the place." "Me too." "mate." "I'm so sorry..." "You look..." "Don't he look...?" "I were expecting..." "I don't know what I were expecting but... you hear stories... be prepared... but you look well." "Don't he look well?" "I see." "It's the cover-up mousse." "Makes me... look better." "that's normal." "How's the move been?" "There's been some difficulties." "Things have changed in Roarton." "It's much less radical." "Really?" "Roarton's quite infamous for its views on assimilation." "not any more." "It's become much more tolerant." "They are vicious killers." "End of story." "And now the government is putting these dangerous fiends back into our community." "Passing laws to protect the beasts." "And they want us to support them." "Minister... just those fortunate enough to survive." "– That's right." "– Exactly." "hear!" "– There he is." "– Liar!" "Thank you very much." "I understand that many of you share your vicar's concerns about the PDS Domiciled Care Initiative." "if I could remind you that the Protection Act not only protects the Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer..." "Who will protect us?" "What happens if they decide to attack again?" "the PDS sufferers didn't decide to attack anyone. but now they are properly medicated." "– They're still rotten." "– What if the medication wears off?" "Or they stop taking it?" "What then?" "let me assure you that all assimilated PDS sufferers must legally take their medication." "And if on the slim chance there are strict protocols in place... like before?" "when the government promised that troops were coming to help us and then no-one showed up?" "– That's it." "– Where were you? the subduing of the untreated sufferers in the cities... mate." "Tell it like it is." "... took more time and manpower than we had expected." "000 risen dead." "So if I may I express my gratitude for creating the very first Human Volunteer Force platoon and inspiring many other communities to do the same..." "Minister." "But the question remains..." "Why put the people back in our community that wanted to destroy it in the first place?" "it's ridiculous. it's bloody dangerous. direct your parishioners to the official government website..." "Fuck off!" "I think that would be the best..." "I'm afraid I'm being told that unfortunately..." "But may I say what a beautiful part of the world this is... that I can't wait to visit this wonderful area again." "Get in your car!" "Off!" "Run away!" "Start the fucking car!" "You've missed a lot of good films while you were away. when we heard you were back I went on a bit of a spending spree." "Got the works." "tons of discs." "We could have a movie marathon night." "Like we used to." "I'd like that." "I got some new speakers and all." "Dolby surround sound." "You should hear the bass." "Who are the HVF?" "but there's something about actually physically having a film that I find satisfying." "It's like with a book..." "What?" "– It's only eleven." "– What's wrong?" "You need to get down as flat as you can." "– Why?" "– Just get down now!" "Right now!" "Take off your coat." "Quick." "I'd like to see his kids living with 'em." "I didn't see you in the pews." "– You missed all the action." "– Did we?" "We'll have to come over to yours." "You can tell us about it." "I'll tell you now." "You're going my way." "We haven't got room." "Philip and Shirley don't mind squeezing in the back." "We've got stuff back there." "I need a word." "In private." "but Shirley wants a word." "then." "See you." "son." "Dad?" "– Precautions." "– What precautions?" "I thought you said everything was all right around here." "Everything is going to be OK." "It was just..." "Everything's going to be fine." "All your old stuff is upstairs." "In the loft?" "In your room." "You kept my room?" "love." "can I come in?" "– It's not a good time." "– I know he's back." "I know." "a few months ago." "This is The Department of Partially Deceased Affairs." "You're on our system as a primary care giver." "Would you be interested in training to be a PDS Community Care Officer? anything to help in this brave new world." "I mean I never really agreed with treating PDS sufferers badly. the past is the past." "How long did you say you trained for?" "About three weeks." "isn't it?" "let's just hang on... that'll be it." "Put my gloves on." "I won't bite." "Now..." "I'll show you how to administer the medicine." "See that hole there?" "Right in the middle between vertebrates." "That's where the syringe goes." "that way." "like that." "presto"." "Hold him steady." "That's it." "How many times he has to go through that?" "Every day I'm afraid." "What does the medication actually do?" "It helps with balancing chemicals in the brain." "Let me just check the leaflet." "Neurotriptyline artificially stimulates neurogenesis of gial cells." "Cells I can't produce any more." "Gial cells are vital for proper brain function." "Even I didn't know that." "you know how to use yer FleshTone mousse obviously." "The contacts are only for when he has to go outside." "he really shouldn't be doing a lot of." "What about the PDS Protection Act?" "When the Government passed that law banning people drinking alcohol on public transport?" "You still get lots of folks on the bus drinking cans of lager." "If I do go outside...?" "There might be a spot of bother." "could I have a quick word in private?" "Just in here." "I have to give you this." "Why? it might be a sign that he's... PDS kids are calling it "Blue Oblivion"." "And it's very dangerous. and you'll want to call me. but you better be safe than sorry." "don't hesitate to give me a bell. just ask for me in a sort of friendly tone." "is your mum about for a natter?" "Anything about Kieren." "So Philip doesn't know about you?" "He works for the parish council." "Would be dangerous." "I'll let myself out." "Who gives a monkey's about trick-or-treaters?" "Nothing's being done about the HVF." "I said we'd get to matters of the HVF in due time." "Said that last meeting." "So me proposal passes?" "excuse me." "Can I say something?" "I think the ban should stay." "When did the clerk start arguing policy?" "councillor." "Philip might have a point here." "son." "We're living in a world where real monsters exist." "and ghosts and what have you would still be distressing to the community. it were a big draw for the Legion." "I want to change me vote." "son?" "sir." "Don't be ashamed." "can I start off by saying" "I didn't mean to speak up at the meeting?" "Philip." "Is that why you think I asked to see you today?" "You are in a unique position to assist me in protecting this community." "I am?" "I'm fearing the worst." "The reassimilated undead." "But there are no medicated ones living in Roarton." "Are there?" "son. be ignored." "I see." "sir." "How's your mother?" "Mum?" "She's very well." "She works up at the hospice." "she did work up at the hospice." "sir." "Really?" "Because I visit there every week and I haven't seen your mother in a very long time." "It seems she handed in her notice some months ago." "But she goes off to work." "I see her leave." "Perhaps she's in a new line of employment." "Like what?" "son." "When's Jem going to be back?" "Should be any minute." "I don't eat any more." "It's lamb." "Your favourite." "eh?" "Here she comes." "I'm not coming in until that disappears!" "– Get in here right now!" "– I'll walk out." "I swear I'll spend the night on a bench." "You don't have to!" "No tea for me?" "I'm starving." "– There's plenty here." "You know I hate lamb." "Unbelievable." "love?" "son." "son." "... proof of Jesus' prophecies that the temple would fall." "I'm shattered." "Mum?" "Been on my feet most of the afternoon." "Bunions are killing me." "were yer?" "They're quite the handful." "Are they now?" "they are." "I'm to bed." "Going to watch the end." "Goldie Hawn." "with my laptop?" "I'm watching pornography." "Pornography?" "On the world wide web." "This is what I do... to relieve stress." "I think I might be one of those sex addicts." "I'm not sure yet." "I'm going cold turkey right now." "I'm to bed." "Philip." "Will do." "Mum." "What are you?" "Are you a demon?" "A monster sent from hell?" "I don't know." "gentle person." "He wasn't a monster." "Who are you?" "What's your name?" "sorry." "– That's my name." "– Prove it." "I don't understand?" "Tell me something only my brother would know about me." "then! you walked on your tiptoes for nine months. but you had done since you started secondary school. but still you tiptoed." "Everyone knew I did that." "Those special clogs." "Do you remember?" "You wore them in the morning be back on your toes by the time the coach pulled up." "Everyone thought you'd be like that for ever and they didn't know why." "But I did." "You didn't want to be noticed." "You thought you were strange for some reason so you walked around quiet as a mouse." "But I knew what would do it." "I made you a hardcore metal mix CD." "Mum went mad when she saw how many songs but I knew it'd do the trick." "Kier." "Jem." "When I heard about Rick..." "It was my fault he died." "Bullshit!" "He died in Afghanistan." "Taliban killed him." "It was my fault he joined the Army." "Jem." "You don't get to say that to me." "Fucking did it again." "What have you said?" "Don't know why you're stressing." "He can't kill himself twice." "son." "You used to beat me every time." "Tree falls on house." "000." "love." "are we?" "You used to beat me every time." "Right." "Is that me?" "We know how you feel." "We know how you feel because I was once where you are now" "Frightened." "Confused." "Filled to the brim with guilt." "I was like you." "But then my heart was opened and I no longer felt ashamed." "a divine purpose that must be fulfilled." "who died in 2009 and were redeemed from the Earth are truly blessed." "Remember." ""God shall wipe away all the tears from their eyes." ""they are as the angels which are in heaven."" "What you up to?" "Checking the weather." "– They say maybe gales tonight." "– Looks like it'll be a rough night." "Your service during the Rising was exemplary." "You were the shepherd that kept the wolves at bay." "Vicar." "That's because we had no idea what was coming." "we have intelligence on one of them. we have a wolf in our midst." "The Lord is my shepherd;" "I shall not want." "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures." "He leadeth me beside the still waters." "He restoreth my soul:" "He leadeth me to walk in righteousness for His name's sake... for Thou art with me... they comfort me..." "What's going on?" "One of them's amongst us." "A rotter living right in our village." "– Where you going?" "– I know where he's hiding out." "you're scaring me!" "Janet." "where are yer?" "where'd yer think?" "come and pick me up." "You what?" "There's a rotter living on Leas cul-de-sac." "– We're going over there now." "– You are joking." "Shit!" "Kier?" "Dad." "Really melts in the mouth." "– They know about him!" "– Who?" "The HVF." "They're coming to get him right now!" "– Get going." "– Come on." "hurry up!" "quick!" "you take the back." "I'll take the front." "hide him." "– But he's..." "Just do it now." "please?" "Can you come down here?" "It's Dean." "Wanted yer to see this." "please!" "– Shut up." "please!" "Please help me!" "Shut up!" "Set it down here." "The floor!" "– Get your hands off my wife!" "– Where are you going?" "don't." "get off her!" "Bill?" "Maggie?" "Long time no see. she were in a casket." "That wasn't her." "that wasn't her?" "It was her sister." "That was her sister?" "Maggie's got a twin sister not yer wife?" "right." "It's Maggie." "Me wife of 25 years!" "don't." "Don't do it." "Bill." "Bill." "Have mercy." "don't shoot." "Bill." "Why do yer eyes look like mine?" "Bill." "Take 'em out." "love." "That's more like it." "Sweetheart." "You bastard!" "you?" "Come here." "have yer?" "Janet." "Can't let it get like last time." "Where were they when we needed them?" "When neighbours were getting ripped." "Nowhere!" "They've found Rick." "MoD found him in Afghanistan." "eh?" "More than that." "He's alive?" "They've found him alive!" "?" "Partially." "son." "210)}I know you!" "210)}I don't know you." "210)}– I don't know you either." "– Which school did you go to?" "210)}– Girls' Grammar." "– Aren't they all lezzers there?" "210)}Stay back." "210)}Why did you bury me?" "210)}I wanted to be cremated." "obviously." "210)}No shit!" "210)}He's a rotter." "210)}He's a rotter!" "in the woods." "let's go." "210)}He's coming home." "210)}We expect your full support." "210)}Rick's back like Kieren's back." "210)}– Like Kieren..." "– Dead man walking." "210)}This family is fucked."