Rosie returns home with Henry Miller, a pale travel companion she brings before her parents. Her mother and father notice his cold, powder-covered skin and strange pallor but, after teasing that the pair look like a couple, invite him to sit. Rosie explains he was born that way and dodges probing questions. Her father bluntly warns that zombies are everywhere now and food is scarce. Just as the family tries to accept Henry's presence, someone suddenly shouts "Zombie!", and the household's fragile calm collapses into immediate alarm.