Episode 4 of Season 3 embarks with an eerie scene: the ambulance navigates a treacherous path past the twisted tree and the ominous crows, their haunting caws echoing through the night. Ignoring Tabitha's urgent pleas, the crew decides to forge ahead, their curiosity piqued.
Concurrently, Ethan receives a chilling call from a voice purporting to be Thomas, divulging the imminent arrival of an ambulance carrying Tabitha—a warning that she might be in dire need of assistance. As he relays this news to Jim, his words strike a chord of fear, whispering that his children are no longer under his protective wing. Jim, startled, attempts to sever the connection, only to realize it's a cordless phone, leaving him powerless against the ominous message.
Meanwhile, within the sanctuary of the shelter, Kristi, Jade, and Kenny huddle together, Jade recounting his eerie visions. Their reverie is interrupted by an unsettling sound emanating from the rooftop, heightening their already frayed nerves.
Elsewhere, Victor shares with Sara a harrowing tale from the past, recounting the day he emerged from hiding to find the town a macabre landscape, strewn with the lifeless bodies of its inhabitants. Amidst this devastation, he forged an unlikely bond with the enigmatic boy in white. Unable to grant each soul a proper burial, Victor resorted to interring their possessions as a somber tribute. Now, with the town undergoing a mysterious transformation, Victor senses that something colossal is brewing, driven by a need to uncover the truth behind the townsfolk's untimely demise. As he rummages through a box, he reminisces about Christopher, a resident whose puppet shows once brought joy to the community, until the appearance of a sinister symbol forever altered the fabric of their world. In a haunting flashback, Victor witnesses Christopher conversing with his puppet, foreshadowing the dark turn of events. Victor emphasizes the puppet's significance, asserting that it holds the key to unraveling the mystery.
As nightfall descends, Tabitha insists the ambulance presses onward towards the town, heedless of the dangers lurking beyond. The ambulance, with Boyd and Randall keeping watch from within Randall's bus, spots the approaching vehicle and rushes to lend assistance. However, the ambulance bypasses the houses, prompting Tabitha's panicked pleas, but to no avail. Along the roadside, they stumble upon a prone woman, only to be ambushed by her as she transforms into a grotesque creature, slaying Boyd and Randall in a grotesque display. The lone policewoman, incensed by Tabitha's hysteria, shackles her to the ambulance before fleeing the scene, her bullets proving futile against the relentless horde.
Jim, Boyd, and Randall, arriving at the scene, are met with a stark surprise: Tabitha and Henry, Victor's father, are stranded within the ambulance. Randall rushes back to the bus, seeking tools, only to find himself encircled by the monstrous creatures. In a desperate act of camaraderie, he tosses the toolbox to Boyd while Jim struggles to liberate Tabitha. Amidst the chaos, one of the creatures offers Boyd the ambulance keys, a twisted bargain that secures Randall's fate. Boyd and the others speed towards the community house, their hearts heavy with the weight of their losses.
At the community house, chaos reigns as the policewoman's errant shots claim the life of an innocent resident. Amidst the turmoil, Mari tends to the wounded, offering a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness. Boyd and the survivors arrive, their arrival punctuating the already fraught atmosphere.
Elsewhere, Elgin's nightmare comes to life as he encounters the same woman who nearly claimed his life in the river, her plea for aid a chilling prelude to her sudden disappearance, leaving Elgin to grapple with the terrifying realization that the horrors of the past are not yet done with him.
Tabitha meticulously apprises Jim of her harrowing visit to Victor's abode, where a harrowing turn of events unfolded. The fragile patient, within those walls, suddenly succumbed to a relentless internal hemorrhage, despite Mari's valiant, futile attempts to claw back her life. Her lifeless form was gently laid in a secluded chamber, where Tabitha, in a moment of profound somberness, took her seat beside her, a silent vigil before embarking on an eerie investigation.
With a hand steady yet trembling, she delicately probed the ghastly gunshot wound, her finger probing depths unseen by mortal eyes. And then, in a macabre act that defied all reason, she plunged her finger deep, her lips curling into a primal hunger as she gluttonously drank from the still-warm lifeblood of the departed.
The episode reaches its climax with Randall, lying prone in the ambulance, a silent sentinel outside the community's heart. Just as hope seemed to extinguish like a guttering flame, a glimmer of life flickered back to life within his gaze – his eyes, miraculously, fluttered open, revealing a spark of defiance against the darkness that threatened to consume him.
