Frank McGuire/Season 7

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NEGAN: I simply cannot decide....[chuckles] I got an idea.

NEGAN: [to RICK] Eeny.

NEGAN: [to MAGGIE] Meeny.

NEGAN: [to ABRAHAM] Miney...

NEGAN: [to MICHONNE] Moe...

NEGAN: [skipping DARYL, ROSITA, and LUCAS, to GLENN] Catch...

NEGAN: [skipping LUCAS, ROSITA, to DARYL] A tiger...

NEGAN: [skipping MICHONNE, to ABE] By...

NEGAN: [to MAGGIE] His toe...

NEGAN: [skipping RICK and FRANK to SASHA] If...

NEGAN: [to AARON] He hollers...

NEGAN: [skipping CARL, to EUGENE] Let him go.

NEGAN: [to CARL] My mother...

NEGAN: [skipping AARON, to SASHA] Told me.....

NEGAN: [skipping FRANK, to RICK] To pick...

NEGAN: [to MAGGIE] The very...

NEGAN: [to ABRAHAM] Best...

NEGAN: [to MICHONNE] One...

NEGAN: [skipping DARYL, to ROSITA] And you...

NEGAN: [to LUCAS] Are...

NEGAN: [to ABRAHAM] It. Anybody moves, anybody says anything, cut the boys other eye out and feed it to his father and then we'll start. [ABRAHAM raises up two fingers to SASHA. She cries out.]

NEGAN: You can breathe. You can blink. You can cry. Hell, you're all going to be doing that. [He hits ABRAHAM and he falls forward. He rises up.]

NEGAN: OH! Look at that! Taking it like a champ!

ABRAHAM: Suck... My..... Nuts.

[NEGAN yells out and hits him again. He then hits him several times.]

[LUCAS looks at ROSITA, solemnly -- ROSITA just quietly sobs.]

NEGAN: Did you hear that? [chuckles] He said, 'suck my nuts!' Phew... [he laughs, then continues to bash ABE's head in.] Oh, my goodness! Look at this! [He spins his bat, and blood splatters on RICK's face.] You guys, look at my dirty girl. [He presents the bat to ROSITA.] Sweetheart, lay your eyes on this...

NEGAN: Oh, damn. Were you -- Were you together? That sucks. But if you were, you should know there was a reason for all of this. Red -- and hell, he was, is and will ever be red. He just took one or six or seven for the team! So take... a damn look!

NEGAN: Take a damn look!

[DARYL angrily steps up and punches NEGAN across the face. LUCAS also stands up and tackles a SAVIOR. NORMAN grabs him and then LUCAS grabs a hold of NORMAN and bites into his ear and rips it off. He spits it out towards NEGAN. Several SAVIORS attack him and pin him down. They do the same to DARYL.]

RICK: Daryl! Lucas!

NEGAN: NO! Oh... No! [laughs] That? Oh, my! That--- Is--- Disgusting! Seriously. Wow. That whole thing... THAT is a no-no! Not one bit of that shit flies here..

[VALENTINE cocks his gun and points it at LUCAS' head.]

VALENTINE: Say the word, boss.

[DWIGHT points his crossbow at DARYL.]

DWIGHT: Want me to do it? Right here.

NEGAN: No. You don't kill them... not until you try a little. [DWIGHT drags DARYL into line. NORMAN is put into a van and VALENTINE drags LUCAS into line.]

NEGAN: And anyway... that's not how it works. Now, I already told you people -- first one's free, then -- what I'd say, I said I would shut that shit down! No exceptions. Now, I don't know what kind of lying assholes you've been dealing with... but I'm a man of my word. First impressions are important. I need you to know me... So. Back to it. [he raises his bat then hits GLENN with it twice.]

MAGGIE: Nooo!

[GLENN pulls himself up, his left eyeball sticking out of his head. GLENN is groaning heavily.]

NEGAN: Buddy, you still there? I just don't know, it seems like you're trying to speak, but you just took a hell of a hit. I just popped your skull so hard, your eyeball just popped out! And it is gross as shit!

GLENN: [sputtering] Maggie, I'll-I'll find you...

[MAGGIE sobs. NEGAN turns around.]

NEGAN: Oh, hell. I can see this is hard on you guys. I am sorry. I truly am, but I did say it. No exceptions! [he hits GLENN again with the bat, GLENN falls onto his stomach, his face bloodied. NEGAN bashes his head in several times.]

NEGAN: You bunch of pussies. I'm just getting started. Lucille is thirsty! [laughs] She is a vampire bat.

[NEGAN approaches RICK.] What? Was the joke that bad?

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[LUCAS is there, looking defeated when NEGAN and RICK return. Frank looks unfazed yet angry. He listens to NEGAN and RICK when NEGAN tries to get him to cut CARL's arm off.]

NEGAN: Ah, Dwight. Load him up. [he points at DARYL. DWIGHT grabs DARYL and shoves him into the van.] And Val, load the Cannibal up as well. [VALENTINE grabs LUCAS and shoves him in with DARYL.] Load pretty boy up as well. Don't take this the wrong way, but I like the looks you give me. [chuckles]

NEGAN: But the other two? They've got guts. They're mine now. You still want to try something, not today, not tomorrow, not today, not tomorrow!? I will cut pieces off of... the hell's his name?

SIMON: Daryl.

NEGAN: Wow. That actually sounds right. And the other one?

DWIGHT: I called him the Comedian.

NEGAN: Oh? And is he funny?

LUCAS: No, because you won't be laughing when I kil-- [Valentine kicks him in the face]

NEGAN: Case in point. Guts. [chuckles] Ah. Well, I will cut pieces off of Daryl and Lucas and put 'em on your doorstep, or better yet, I will bring them to you and have YOU do it for me.

[Lucas, Frank and Daryl are loaded up into the van.]

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[A pitch-black shot of Frank sitting in his cell, panting heavily. The door opens and light shines brightly into his face. Frank's vision clears up and he sees Negan standing there, his bat placed over his shoulder. Negan is grinning from ear to ear. Frank then slowly stands up and Negan's smile fades.]

Negan: Who are you?

Frank: [spits out blood] I'm Negan.

Scene 2
[Scene cuts to Negan & Frank staring at one another.]

Negan: [laughs, he pats Frank on the shoulder] It is damn good to have you back. You know, we all thought you were dead. Since, well, everyone else at your outpost got wiped out.

Frank: Yeah. Rick's group was responsible.

Negan: Rick's group? Aren't you a part of that?

[Frank groans, he feels his ribs are broken.]

Frank: I guess Kristoff never told you?

Negan: [laughs] This should be good....

Frank: I came across a recruiter from Alexandria, that's what the place is called. He took me in, stayed there for a couple days. Started to earn my keep. Then one day, I went on a 'run' all by myself. Brought shit back to the satellite outpost. They didn't mind me being gone for long periods of time, so...

Negan: [chuckles] So what? You're telling me you're a spy?

Frank: [scoffs] They're not bad people. I didn't want them to have to... pay tribute like all the other groups. So I paid their way.

Negan: By... stealing from them? Makes sense, Frank. [laughs]

Frank: I didn't steal from them. Whatever I took, I gave back. Sometimes I gave what I took and then some.

Negan: You're not going to ask for the same type of deal to happen now, right? You know better than that, Franky.

Frank: No. Because I know you wouldn't agree to it. And you killed two people. One. You've always made it one person, no more.

Negan: [scoffs] That could've been you -- killed in your sleep. If you hadn't been chickenshit, playing both sides. One wasn't enough. Had to be two.

Frank: [chuckles] At least you didn't give me a bullshit justification.

Negan: Oh, I was thinking about it. Thing is, Franky, I'm not so sure which side you're on. You've been with Rick and his people for a while, huh?

Frank: Yeah. But they mean nothing to me.

Negan: Oh? [laughs] Then why the deal? You're a better liar than that, Franky.

Frank: Because they're good people. But I don't care about them.

Negan: There's a contradiction there, don't you see?

Frank: I'm Negan. Always have, always will. Will you get me out of this goddamn cage?

Negan: Sure. But you gotta do one thing for me.

Frank: And what's that?

Negan: Your pal Daryl and your best buddy Lucas -- they ain't breaking. They're going apeshit in their cells. They're not like you.

Frank: I didn't have the same introduction to you that they did.

Negan: [chuckles] Fair point. But I'm gonna need you to bring them to our side.

Frank: What?

Negan: Yeah. They could both do well here. Perhaps the beatings and the dog food sandwiches ain't cutting it. Maybe you can.

Frank: Why? No... I won't do that.

Negan: [he points to the ground with his bat] Then you better sit back down, Franky boy.

Frank: I mean.... why do that? You let me go back to Alexandria, let me stay there as an informant. If they're up to anything, I'll tell you. Yeah?

Negan: [He smacks Frank with the bat and he falls over.] What happened to you, Franky? You used to have a spine. A backbone! What a goddamn disappointment.

Frank: [groans heavily] If they get out, they'll tell them about me. And I can't help you there... [coughs]

Negan: And I'm supposed to just... believe you?

Frank: Yeah. Everything I've done.... for the Saviors -- it's gotta earn me some trust, right?

Negan: What's in it for you?

Frank: My sister. I tell you everything Rick's up to, and you pay her way. Whatever she wants.... you give it to her.

Negan: [chuckles] Well, if this ain't the most unnecessary backstabbing type shit I've ever heard of.... you like being on both sides, don't you? Sadistic asshole.

Frank: You didn't tell them back at the clearing for a reason. Why hold that from them? Why now?

Negan: [laughs] Something I could use to hurt them later. That's it, really. Now it's a bargaining chip.

Frank: Do we have a deal?

Negan: When we head to Alexandria for the tribute -- you're gonna arrive after us. You're gonna tell them you got out. You're a good liar, you think of something. You check in with them, then -- you leave. Get in touch with Simon. I'm gonna need you back at the Sanctuary sooner rather than later.

Frank: Okay. And Melanie?

Negan: [laughs] Oh, yeah. She'll see you soon. [Negan shuts the door on him.]

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[Melanie McGuire, Frank's adoptive sister opens the door and looks at him.]

Frank: Mel.... [sighs] Oh, shit, I never thought I'd... I never thought I'd see... [Melanie crouches down and hugs him]

Melanie: You absolute asshole.... [she sniffles] I thought you were dead, damn it! I thought you were---

Frank: I know. I'm sorry. But I'm okay. I'm alive.

Melanie: The hell they put you in here for? You're one of them?

Frank: What? No. I'm not. I was with them, yeah, but I'm not one of them.

Melanie: Lucas is here, too. I haven't been able to--

Frank: Don't talk to him. He can't know you're here.

Melanie: Frank, he's going to see me sooner or later.

Frank: [sighs] Then leave. Go to an outpost.

Melanie: Dwayne's already talking to him.

Frank: God damn it.

Melanie: I heard what you talked to Negan about. What are you doing? You can't do something as dumb as that.

Frank: They killed everyone at that satellite outpost. My friends. If they're up to something, we need to know.

Melanie: They don't stand a chance.

Frank: If they ally with the Hilltop, they might.

Melanie: The Hilltop, what?

Frank: When we were stopped on the road, we were going to the Hilltop.