Sirens wail and the Hudson boils with floaters as Maggie stalks a rumor of Hershel’s new captors, while Negan works under the Dama’s thumb—kingmaker one minute, condemned the next.

The cut sprints through chain‑bridge crossings between towers, a bone‑white subway cathedral, and a night barge ambush lit by Molotov rain. Scav crews barter teeth for ammo; a horde flood turns alleys into meat grinders; a bell toll draws thousands like a tide. Choices sharpen: break the cycle or become it. Stinger—spotlights pin a rooftop as a familiar whistle answers from the dark.