"Warning Signs" is the third episode of the ninth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 21, 2018. It was written by Corey Reed and directed by Dan Liu. Plot Construction on the bridge continues. As she promised to Michonne, Maggie brings a wagon load of supplies from the Hilltop to the Sanctuary when she is stopped by a group of Saviors who are looking for their missing member, Justin. Some of the Saviors taunt Maggie by calling her "the Widow", the name Negan had used demeaningly, but Arat and Laura, two of the lead Saviors, quickly put a stop to it. As they discuss this, the re-animated body of Justin appears from the woods. After they put it down, it is clear that Justin had died by human hands before reanimating. As word of Justin's murder spreads, tempers start to flare at the construction camp between the Saviors and the other groups. Rick arrives in time to stop any immediate violence and promises the Saviors they will investigate. Rick starts talking to his own people to see if they saw anything. Gabriel, who was to be on watch with Anne but had secretly stepped away, reports seeing nothing. Gabriel speaks to Anne later, but she affirms she saw nothing, omitting the fact that she had seen a helicopter pass over. She expresses concern that she feels she is distrusted by the Saviors, having been called "the Garbage Lady" and being accused by many of killing Justin. Daryl denies his involvement when Rick suggests he might have killed Justin. Rick decides to pair off several teams to look for clues in the area for Justin's killer. One team includes Maggie and Cyndie, who find walkers being drawn toward a house where a piece of sheet metal hangs off its roof, making noise. As they approach the house to clear it out and stop the noise, Cyndie explains this is where some of her Oceanside members used to live before Simon and the Saviors came and killed all their men. Maggie and Cyndie work to clear the house but are nearly overwhelmed when a group of walkers breaks through the door; Rick, Daryl, and Rosita arrive and dispatch the walkers just in time. They realize that Arat and Beatrice, should have been at the cabin by now, but find that they are