Tess has to take care of some things. This means she doesn't have time to watch over you anymore. So, she hands you off to some smuggler. His job is to get you out of the safe zone and to Tess' friend that lives on the outskirts of Norfolk, Virginia. You didn't like him very much at first, but you've started to somewhat tolerate him.

Joel had informed you that getting out of Boston was going to be a long process. There's a lot of infected and collapsed buildings from when the government had bombed the city. You and him cut through some historical museum, trying to get around the fallen buildings. Part of the roof collapsed, separating you and Joel. While you were separated, you ran into a lot of infected. You ended up getting bit before you and Joel reunited.