During breakfast at the camp, Glenn (Steven Yeun), at the urging of Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn), finally tells the group that the Greene family's barn is full of walkers. The survivors inspect the structure and debate what they should do. Shane (Jon Bernthal) furiously demands they clear the barn of the walkers, while Rick (Andrew Lincoln) reminds him that they're guests on Hershel (Scott Wilson)'s property and they cannot leave without Sophia (Madison Lintz). Shane believes Sophia is long gone, prompting Daryl (Norman Reedus) to react furiously. Rick agrees the barn needs to be cleared, but insists on getting Hershel's blessing, first.
Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) is upset with Glenn because he betrayed her confidence by telling the group about the barn. Glenn confronts her, and says that her personal well-being is more important than her affections. As Daryl readies to search for Sophia, Sophia's mother Carol (Melissa McBride) insists that he not go out into the woods. He responds angrily, but later apologizes by taking her to a pond where another Cherokee rose is blooming; this restores her faith in finding her daughter. Rick interrupts Hershel's lunch to discuss the barn, and Hershel demands that the group leave his farm within a week. Rick argues that going "out there" would be a death sentence for the group. Rick finds Shane brooding by the barn, where Shane defends his opinion about clearing it of zombies. The two argue until Rick finally blurts out that Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) is pregnant. As Rick leaves, Shane congratulates him, albeit with a look of fear and shock on his face.
After being confronted by Maggie, Hershel and Jimmy (James Allen McCune) bring Rick to a forest swamp, where they find two walkers stuck in the mud. Hershel explains that if Rick's group wants to stay, they have to treat walkers like people. Meanwhile, Shane confronts Lori about her family's well-being, adding that he is the father of her baby. Lori denies his sentiments, which causes Shane to storm off the premises. Carl (Chandler Riggs) stops him, insisting that they stay and search for Sophia. Shane says he will do whatever is necessary to make it possible to stay. Lori watches from a distance as Shane conspires with her son. Dale unsuccessfully warns Andrea (Laurie Holden) about Shane's erratic behavior. After distracting Glenn, Dale steals the weapons and leaves the RV. Shane realizes that the guns are missing, and locates them with Dale in the swamps. Dale threatens to shoot Shane if he takes the guns, but Shane calls his bluff. Dale backs down, but warns Shane that he is losing his humanity. Shane utters the episode's titular line in this confrontation.
Shane brings the guns back to the farmhouse and arms the rest of the group. T-Dog (IronE Singleton) spots Rick and Hershel emerging from the forest with two walkers attached to snare poles. Shane, distraught to brink of insanity, screams that walkers aren't people, and demonstrates how the walkers aren't alive but completely dead by shooting the female walker several times in the torso to show how she keeps coming at him; then he executes her with a shot to the head at point blank range. He then breaks the locks off the barn door. Walkers start to file out and Shane, Andrea, T-Dog, Daryl, and Glenn form a firing line and execute the zombies as they emerge. As the group calms down, Sophia stumbles out of the barn, clearly now a walker with a bite mark on her neck. The survivors lower their weapons in shock. Carol begins to sob uncontrollably and runs towards her daughter, but Daryl stops and comforts her. Rick's face hardens as he retrieves his gun, walks up to Sophia, and solemnly shoots her in the head. The episode ends with a shot of the stunned survivors, standing before the bullet-torn walkers and Sophia's crumpled body.
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