Missing for over two years, Alexis McKay manages to escape from her abusive captors only to find she's not in a world she was once in. Confused and afraid, Rick decides to help her, partly to atone his earlier inability to save Lori and helps her adapt to her new life. As Rick and Alexis's relationship deepens and she begins to believe her life has meaning once again, old faces begin to reappear, forcing her to face her horrid past face on.