The episode opens with Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl (Norman Reedus), and Hershel (Scott Wilson)'s arriving at an abandoned feed store. They ready weapons and quietly scout the area. Rick enters a barn, in which a table has been set up with two chairs. As Rick approaches, The Governor (David Morrissey) steps out of the shadows, shows himself to be unarmed, and says they have a lot to talk about. Secretly, The Governor has taped a pistol under the table, pointed at Rick.
Outside the barn, Daryl and Hershel meet with Martinez (Jose Pablo Cantillo), Milton (Dallas Roberts), and Andrea (Laurie Holden). Andrea seems to have brokered the summit and enters the barn to join the negotiations. Rick suggests a clear territorial division with a river as an uncrossable border, but The Governor refuses and says he's present only to accept the surrender of Rick's group. The Governor asks Andrea to leave, and Rick seconds his request, stating that he came to talk with The Governor.
The Governor tries different approaches to see what works on Rick, blaming Merle (Michael Rooker) for his atrocities, offering whiskey, commenting about Rick's being cuckolded and raising another man's child, advising Rick his group is under surveillance and the Governor knows about their new weapons, warning that Woodbury has superior manpower and firepower, telling a sympathetic story about his wife's death, and showing his injuries at Michonne's (Danai Gurira) hands. Ultimately, The Governor offers peace if Rick will hand over Michonne at the barn in two days' time; the alternative would be The Governor's annihilation of the prison group. Rick appears unmoved by The Governor's tactics and expresses skepticism about The Governor's not taking responsibility for the atrocities, although he drinks the profferred liquor when The Governor discusses his wife's death. Rick also tells The Governor that pursuing a grudge against Michonne seems beneath him. The meeting ends with their agreeing to meet again at noon in two days.
When a small group of walkers approaches, Daryl and Martinez compete to see who can kill the most and then share cigarettes Daryl finds on one of the corpses, in a moment of male bonding. Meanwhile, Hershel and Milton discuss Hershel's amputation and Milton's recording of events for posterity and share an uneasy chuckle. Hershel confirms for Andrea that The Governor abused Maggie (Lauren Cohan). Although Andrea says she cannot return to Woodbury, in the end, she returns at The Governor's side. Back at the prison, fearful for his brother and wishing to act against The Governor, Merle wants to use the group's newly-acquired weapons to attack The Governor, but the others are committed to obeying Rick's orders that they stay put, fearful that if they attack, some of their people will be hurt. Merle tries arguing his point, physically fighting Glenn (Steven Yeun) to exit, and making an ally of Michonne, but all three efforts fail.
Maggie and Glenn reconcile and abandon their guard post to have sex.
The Governor returns to Woodbury and quietly tells Martinez to set an ambush at the feed store, to bring Michonne back alive, and to kill any of Rick's people who show up to the meeting. Milton takes exception to the plan but does not press the issue. The Governor thanks Andrea for arranging the meeting and assures her they've come to an agreement, to be finalized in two days. However, he does not respond to her inquiry about the agreement's terms.
Rick, Daryl, and Hershel return to the prison, where Rick tells his people they are going to war; The Governor wants them all dead. He later confides to Hershel that The Governor offered peace if they'd hand over Michonne, and while he believes The Governor would kill them all anyway, he must consider the possibility that won't happen. Hershel reminds Rick: Michonne saved his life, Carl's (Chandler Riggs), and those of Glenn and Maggie by telling them about Merle's kidnapping them. Rick agrees that Michonne has earned her place with the group, and The Governor will almost certainly betray him, but isn't sure he would bet his son's life on that and hopes Hershel can talk him out of turning Michonne over.
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