Unanswered Questions

[hide][top]How did the outbreak start?

Clues:

• Could happen in rings around certain areas in cities.
  
• Happened in islands like Hawaii where they differed from the zombies at the tower.
  
• Couldn't have been random as it happened in several different areas all at the same time.
  
• The area around Inglewood is known as "Ground Zero" and is thought to be where the outbreak originated.
  
• Around Ground Zero people experience difficulty breathing and nausea which could be related to the cause of the outbreak.
  

[hide][top]How do the zombies decide between turning a human or using them as food?

Clues:

• At a store during the first supply run, half of the bodies were human while the other half were infected.
  
• A pile of infected bodies were kept outside of the arena.
  
• Inside the arena there was a pile of human remains used as food.
  
• Riley describes people turning as the result of contact with blood sprayed during an attack--not a decision-making process.
  

[hide][top]Where was Tommy originally from?

Clues:

• He says Kelly was "babysitting" him and his sister, Lucy (who was turned very soon after the initial outbreak).
  
• He says, "None of this would have ever happened if Mom hadn't dumped us with you!", implying that wherever he was from was safe.
  

[hide][top]Who tipped off the Mallers with the radio (aka: Who is The Rat?)

Clues:

• Kelly tried to organize the first mutiny
  
• People were in talks about somebody else taking over
  
• Shots were fired from a 3rd floor window, which ended negotitaions between the tower and the mallers.
  
• Bill stole supplies from Riley's Shop and Burt's Gun Store
  
• Bill had a rather eerie moment when the Mallers showed up. He said that the party didn't have to stop just because the lights were out and then laughed a rather creepy laugh
  
• Bill shouted an invite (when possibly drunk) from a window for the Mallers to join the party
  
• Although Michael and Burt defended Bill for "fighting alongside them 'til the bitter end", Bill never actually fired a shot against the Mallers. He was killed in a pipe bomb explosion shortly after coming down with his shotgun
  
• Bill's last words were "I'm sorry"
  
• Scratch says in conversation with Tardust that there is someone already there, but she hasn't responded for a while.
  
• After Chapter 24, it seems likely that Kalani could have been the rat, because the mallers may have held someone he knew hostage. He also kept his journal hidden.
  
• After Chapter 28, Kalani reveals himself to be the rat in his journal, encouraging the Mallers to strike the Tower during the party, so as to be reunited with his daughter Hannah, kept in hostage. While Tanya speculates that he may not have written it, Datu states that only Kalani was the only person with him in the motor-pool, thus seemingly confirming Kalani's journal was indeed written by him.
  

[hide][top]Who shot Pippin and the radio? And are they the same person as The Rat?

Clues:

• A silenced weapon was used, a silenced pistol seemed to be missing from Burt's bag.
  
• Pippin is revealed to be a rat, so the shooter is possibly the rat, who has changed sides and is now wanting to protect the tower.
  
• Right before Pippin is shot, he says "You!", implying he knew the shooter.
  
• The assassin went to great lengths to ensure Pippin was the only person harmed, even triggering an alarm in Burt's room to draw people away.
  

[hide][top]What is the deal with the one with markings?

Clues:

• This zombie has been seen at 2 convoy ambush sites, the tower twice, the arena, presumably the other tower and the hospital. It is likely but not certain that all these appearances are the same zombie.
  
• It can talk (Chapter 11)
  
• It can input numbers into a keypad after a few attempts.
  
• It can run very quickly
  
• It understands the danger of weapons
  
• It can catch arrows
  
• It is covered in tattoos and that makes it possible that it could be Bill Roberts aka "Ink", who was transported to a mental hospital after his trial, as is mentioned in Chapter 2-3
  
• It seemed to know that Riley was about to shoot at it with the arrow, yet did nothing to try and get them once the shot had been fired
  

[hide][top]Why didn't Pegs want to use a gun?

• Michael says something may have happened with guns in her past, but this is speculation.
  

[hide][top]Where did the different types of zombie come from?

Clues:

• One of the little ones had a tattoo of the number 5 on its hand (Chapter 21)
  
• Several characters say that they don't seem like the different types were ever human
  
• In 23-3 Kalani and Riley go through Cain Mental Hospital, and there is lots of blood and fingernails on the floor, and a machine that may be used for tattoos.
  

[hide][top]Why does Scratch recognize Angel?

Clues:

• Angel wanted to simply kill her and Latch when they first arrived at the Tower.
  
• Angel knows how to hotwire cars, but hasn't stated why.
  
• Scratch uses military language in Chapter 21
  
• It's possible that she didn't actually recognize Angel and was merely fishing for information.
  

[hide][top]Why did Riley go on the mission to the pumping station and to follow the trackers?

Clues:

• Riley writes in her journal that she was kicking herself for volunteering, but deep down she knew why she did. (Chapter 8)
  

[hide][top]Who ran the Pumping Station for so long?

Clues:

• When the water stops working, Datu says he is surprised it lasted this long.
  
• The blood at the Pumping Station "seemed fresh".
  
• The Behemoth was there, why would he be there if it was empty?
  
• The Other Tower Folk sent some people to the Pumping Station, Where they running it?
  

[hide][top]What happened to Michael at the pumping station?

Clues:

• Michael always avoids answering that question which implies he is trying to hide something.
  
• Michael says his arm was "crushed in a doorway" (chapter 18, part 2)
  

[hide][top]How did Skittles survive without being captured by the zombies?

Clues:

• Knew about The One with Markings
  
• Stayed away from the Arena
  
• He kept out of the way and out of sight almost all the time
  
• Says he hid from a runner in a trash can
  
• Hides from a big one in a watertower with Angel and Kalani
  
• Got M.R.E's from the Army Reserve Center
  
• Was ignored by the zombies during the attack on The Other Tower
  

[hide][top]What exactly happened in the Arena?

Clues:

• The One with Markings calls other zombies in.
  
• Samantha says they "like to play rather than eat right away"
  
• Samantha is confirmed to be dead
  
• Samantha says they "cycle through them", but Kalani isn't taken when it is his turn.
  
• In Datu's state of shock, he says "It's a trap".
  

[hide][top]Where is the other tower located?

Clues:

• Presumed to be in Southern L.A. since Sean carried Hope to the Colony.
  

[hide][top]What is the situation at Fort Irwin?

[hide][top]Were there survivors living on the Yacht?

Clues:

• There was a boat-hook onboard, which could mean there was a smaller boat in tow.
  

[hide][top]Why was the big one at the Army Reserve Center dying?

[hide][top]What was the slime on the crate of MREs?

Clues:

• Could be something to do with the little ones on the roof
  

[hide][top]Who is Randy and how does Michael know him?

• In Chapter 19 - 1 Hope says that Michael had been talking in his sleep about someone called Randy.
  
• In Chapter 23 - 1 Michael encounters Randy who has been turned and tried to take Tanya alive.
  
• In Chapter 27 - Sean from the other Tower sends Randy to the Pumping station
  

[hide][top]Is Marcus dead?

Clues:

• Victor assumes that he is after the guardians return to their posts.
  

[hide][top]Why is Lizzy sick?

• Morning sickness from a pregnancy?
  
• May or may not be Saul's child, could have gotten pregnant before the outbreak.
  
• The unborn child may be her late boyfriend's. He died while they were trying to get into the Tower.
  

[hide][top]Why does Scratch want to keep Lizzy alive?

• Scratch changes her mind as soon as she finds out that Lizzy is sick.
  
• She is used as a bargaining chip for Pegs, but there could be more to this.
  

[hide][top]Who does Scratch mean when she says "we still have her"?

Clues:

• In Chapter 20-3 Tardust asks "what about the other one" to which she replies "we still have her"?
  
• Could be reference to Hannah who is someone that Kalani knew.
  

[hide][top]Where did the Durai go with the rest of the Mallers?

Clues:

• Tardust says that the Durai went south
  

[hide][top]How did the Jolly Green Giant get shot?

Answer: The Jolly Green Giant was shot by one of the coast guard members who was attacked. In the chaos of everything, it was a negligent discharge.

[hide][top]How does Victor know about the zombies smelling them, when Tanya says the colony doesn't know about sweat?

[hide][top]Why does Ground Zero make people feel sick?

[hide][top]Who does Scratch mean when she said she had two members of the tower

Clues:

• Could be a reference to the possibility that Lizzy is pregnant.
  

[hide][top]Who did Scratch, Tardust and Bricks find after the credits in chapter 24?

Clues:

• They say they found a man who is badly injured yet still breathing.
  
• Scratch tells them to put him with the 'Old Man' and that she has found what she was looking for.
  

[hide][top]Who/What did Scratch find that she was looking for?

Clues:

• Could be Angel because of uncertain history between the two.
  
• Could be Kalani because of what happened in the past
  
• Can't be Kalani's journals, those are in Hope's backpack.

[hide][top]Why did the soldiers at Fort Irwin recognize the number on the helicopter?