The episode opens with a military helicopter flying over the countryside. However, the helicopter suffers mechanical problems and crashes into the forest. Andrea (Laurie Holden) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) witness the crash and investigate, finding two of the crew dead and the pilot, Welles, heavily injured. Before they can do anything to aid him, they hear vehicles approaching and hide. A small caravan of survivors arrive to inspect the wreckage. They rescue Welles and execute the dead crew, who are beginning to reanimate, while their leader mirrors Rick's philosophy of conserving ammunition against the walkers drawn to the crash. Michonne's walkers begin making noise, which attracts the survivors' attention, forcing Michonne to decapitate her walkers to keep them from exposing their presence. However, they are then apprehended by one of the survivors, who reveals himself to be Merle, who managed to escape from Atlanta. Merle has a knife strapped to a crude prosthetic in place of the hand he had to cut off to escape the rooftop where he was left in the first season. A feverish Andrea then faints from shock.
Andrea and Michonne are taken to the town of Woodbury, where they are further interrogated by Merle. Merle tells them how he managed to escape from Atlanta and made his way to Woodbury, where he has become the Governor's right-hand man. Andrea recounts her escape from Hershel's farm and how she was left behind, similar to Merle. Merle still shows resentment over being trapped and left for dead. The women are then introduced to the Governor, who shows the women how Woodbury is a secure sanctuary, with high walls and heavily armed guards. They also have plenty of supplies including food, water, and electricity. The Governor also reveals that people turn into walkers regardless of how they die and asks that they stay in town in order to recover. Michonne, however, is not impressed and wants her weapons returned so she can leave as soon as possible. However, Andrea convinces her to stay a little longer in order to get more information about the town. Meanwhile, the Governor interrogates Welles, who reveals that he used to be a part of a National Guard refugee camp. While they were well-supplied and protected, somebody inside the camp turned into a walker and created a panic, causing the camp's defenses to fall from within. Only a small squad of guardsmen survived this ordeal. Welles tells the Governor of their last known position and the Governor promises that if the men are still alive, he will find and rescue them.
The next morning, the Governor and his chief advisor Milton join Andrea and Michonne for breakfast with the intention of prying more information from them. Andrea is receptive to the Governor's charisma, but Michonne remains aloof during the conversation. Michonne expresses her distrust of the Governor and her intentions of leaving the community to Andrea who is otherwise convinced that Woodbury is the perfect sanctuary. Outside Woodbury, the Governor tracks down the surviving National Guardsmen. However, instead of helping them, the Governor has his men ambush and kill all of the guardsmen, and then take their vehicles and supplies for themselves. Upon his return, the Governor lies and tells the townspeople how the guardsmen had already fallen to the walkers, and stresses how essential Woodbury is to their survival. That night, unable to sleep, the Governor opens a locked door in his mansion and goes inside, where he sits in a chair and stares at aquarium tanks filled with decapitated walker heads, two of which are the heads of Michonne's "pet" walkers, and one of which is the head of Welles.
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