The Walking Dead (TV Series)

What Lies Ahead (2011)

Jeffrey DeMunn: Dale Horvath

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• [Andrea tells Dale that she saved his life back at the CDC] 

  Dale Horvath : I know you're angry at me. That much is clear. But if I hadn't done what I did, you'd be dead now.

  Andrea : Jenner gave us an option. I chose to stay.

  Dale Horvath : You chose suicide.

  Andrea : So, what's that to you? You barely know me.

  Dale Horvath : I know Amy's death devastated you.

  Andrea : Keep her out of this. This is not about Amy. This is about us. And if I decided I had nothing left to live for, who the hell are you to tell me otherwise? To force my hand like that?

  Dale Horvath : I saved your life.

  Andrea : No, Dale. I saved yours. You forced that on me. I didn't want your blood on my hands and that is the only reason I left that building. What did you expect? What, I'd have some kind of epiphany? Some life-affirming catharsis?

  Dale Horvath : Maybe just a little gratitude.

  Andrea : Gratitude? I wanted to die my way, not torn apart by drooling freaks. That was my choice. You took that away from me, Dale.

• [first lines] 

  Rick Grimes : [Rick speaks into the walkie-talkie for in case Morgan can still hear him]  I guess I'm losing hope that you can hear me. But there's always that chance, isn't there? That slim chance. It's all about slim chances now. I tried to do everything right, keep people safe. I tried, Morgan. I tried. Our group's smaller now. We lost another, day before last. It was her choice. I won't say I blame her, but she lost faith. The CDC was a dead end. I met a man there, a scientist. He told me something. He told me... It doesn't matter. What matters is we're moving on. Atlanta's done. We're gonna try for Fort Benning. We're facing a long hard journey, maybe even harder than I can imagine. But it can't be harder than how our journey's been so far. Can it? 125 miles... That's what lies ahead. And I'm trying hard not to lose faith. I can't. If I do, the others... My family, my wife... My son. There's just a few of us now. So we've gotta stick together, fight for each other, be willing to lay down our lives for each other if it comes to that. It's the only chance we've got.

  Dale Horvath : [Dale from the distance to Rick]  Son, let's saddle up.

  Rick Grimes : [Rick finishes into the walkie-talkie]  Be careful out there, Morgan. I hope you and Duane are okay. Stay off the road. Keep moving. Keep your eyes open. I don't know, just... Just be safe. Maybe we'll see you in Fort Benning someday. Rick signing off.

• [T-Dog questions Dale about fixing the radiator on the RV] 

  T-Dog : Ain't you supposed to be fixing that radiator? What if they come back with Sophia and Rick wants to move on right away?

  Dale Horvath : I had it fixed yesterday.

  T-Dog : What? What was all that rubbing and sanding for then? That just bullshit?

  Dale Horvath : Yeah, that's one word. Another word would be, pantomime. Just for show. No one else needs to know that.

  T-Dog : [T-Dog rolls his eyes]  Pantomime.

• [Dale tells T-Dog that he's guarding against the worst] 

  T-Dog : So you don't think they're gonna find Sophia, that it?

  Dale Horvath : I'm just guarding against the worst. Sooner or later, if she's not found, people will start doing math. I want to hold off the needs-of-the-many-versus-the-needs-of-the-few arguments as long as I can.

  T-Dog : That is one tricky hose, huh?

  Dale Horvath : Very.

• [Shane and Lori listen to an emergency alert system on one of the abandoned car radios] 

  Emergency Alert System Voice : [the emergency alert system gives warning]  The emergency alert system has been activated. The Office of Civil Defense has issued the following message: Normal broadcasting will cease immediately. This is a civil emergency.

  Lori Grimes : [Lori asks Dale]  Is that a local signal?

  Dale Horvath : It's got to be within 50 miles of here.

  Emergency Alert System Voice : [the emergency alert system continues]  Avoid anyone infected at all costs. Remain calm. Help is on the way. The emergency alert system has been activated.

  Shane Walsh : [Shane turns the radio off]  Asshole.

• [Andrea asks Dale to give back her gun] 

  Andrea : Where's my gun? You have no right to take it.

  Dale Horvath : You don't need that just now, do you?

  Andrea : My father gave it to me. It's mine.

  Dale Horvath : I can hold onto it for you.

  Andrea : Or you can give it back to me.

• [Andrea asks Dale a second time for her gun back] 

  Dale Horvath : Andrea, I'm begging you. Don't put me in this position.

  Andrea : I'm not going out there without my gun. I'll even say please.

  Dale Horvath : I'm doing this for you.

  Andrea : No, Dale, you're doing it for you. You need to stop. What do you think's gonna happen? I'm gonna stick it in my mouth and pull the trigger the moment you hand it to me?

• [Andrea tells Dale she's not his problem] 

  Andrea : All I wanted after my sister died was to get out of this endless horrific nightmare we live every day. I wasn't hurting anyone else. You took my choice away, Dale. And you expect gratitude?

  Dale Horvath : I don't know what to say.

  Andrea : I'm not your little girl. I'm not your wife. And I am sure as hell not your problem. That's all there is to say.

• [Dale and the group exit out of the overheated RV truck] 

  Dale Horvath : I said it. Didn't I say it? A thousand times. Dead in the water.

  Shane Walsh : Problem, Dale?

  Dale Horvath : Just a small matter of being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no hope of...

  Dale Horvath : [as Dale sees Daryl scavenge the other abandoned vehicles on the interstate]  Okay, that was dumb.

• [in a deleted scene, Dale hands Andrea some condiments asking if she's all right] 

  Dale Horvath : You all right?

  Andrea : Why wouldn't I be? We're spending the night in a building that stinks so badly of rotten bodies, I want to vomit out my guts, dining on condiments and hoping I don't get eaten by dead cannibal freaks before dawn. What's not to like?

  Andrea : [Dale remains quiet]  Thank you, Dale.