While scavenging, Joel Miller found an injured teenager. Despite his reluctance, Joel's fatherly instinct kicks in to bring the teen to Jackson settlement.

While taking care of the teen, Joel's emotional walls begin to crumble, though he struggles to admit his growing attachment to the teen due to his past trauma from his daughter's death two decades ago.

During an argument with the teen, it lead him to utter the words, "you're right. You're not my child. And I sure as hell ain't your dad!"