Lee Everett is in the back of a police car being taken to prison after killing his wife's lover. Suddenly, the cop hits a man and they are driven off the road. Lee comes face to face with what looks like a decaying corpse, living, but also not. While going through the woods, he finds a house and comes across a young girl named Clementine. He ultimately decides that he must help her and stay by her side through the apocalypse of the living dead.
