▁ro gue ▁Maryland ▁State ▁Tro op ers ▁are ▁killing ▁the ▁people ▁inf ected ▁with ▁the ▁virus ▁and ▁burning ▁their ▁bodies ▁to ▁power ▁the ▁city , ▁intent ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁" pro per " ▁people ▁surv ive ▁to ▁aid ▁human ity . ▁ ▁CD R ▁Ch and ler ▁finds ▁his ▁d ad ▁and ▁his ▁children ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁c ure ▁them , ▁but ▁is ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁wife , ▁who ▁had ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁virus ▁just ▁before ▁he ▁arrived . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Nathan ▁James ▁under ▁sie ge ▁by ▁Grand erson ' s ▁people , ▁CD R ▁Ch and ler ▁and ▁his ▁few ▁land locked ▁crew members ▁take ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁Grand erson , ▁team ing ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁under ground ▁resistance ▁against ▁Grand erson ▁led ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Thor wald ▁( T it us ▁W elli ver ), ▁a ▁former ▁Baltimore ▁Police ▁Department ▁officer . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁stop ▁her , ▁but ▁Thor wald ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attempt , ▁and ▁Grand erson ▁chose ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide ▁rather ▁than ▁be ▁arrested ▁by ▁Ch and ler . ▁ ▁After ▁liber ating ▁Baltimore , ▁the ▁ship ▁returns ▁home ▁to ▁Nor folk , ▁where ▁they ▁c ure ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁reun ite ▁with ▁several ▁teams ▁of ▁Navy ▁pil ots ▁and ▁SE AL s ▁and ▁scattered ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁other ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁and ▁civil ian ▁medical ▁and ▁scientific ▁exper ts . ▁Although ▁CD R ▁Ch and ler ▁planned ▁to