Hounded (The Walking Dead)

"Hounded"
The Walking Dead episode
Rick speaks to "other survivors" on the phone.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 6
Directed by	Dan Attias
Written by	Scott M. Gimple
Original air date	November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)
Guest appearance(s)
Emily Kinney as Beth Greene Alexa Nikolas as Haley Emma Bell as Amy Andrew Rothenberg as Jim Jeryl Prescott Sales as Jacqui Arthur Bridgers as Crowley Dave Davis as Gargulio Lawrence Kao as Tim Vincent M. Ward as Oscar
Episode chronology
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"Hounded" is the sixth episode of the third season and 25th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It was directed by Dan Attias and written by Scott M. Gimple, and originally aired on AMC in the United States on November 18, 2012.

Rick (Andrew Lincoln), still trying to cope with the death of his wife Lori after childbirth, is alone in the prison boiler room where she had died when the phone rings. He answers it to hear the voice of Amy (Emma Bell) telling him she is in a safe place and will call back later. Later, a second call from Jim (Andrew Rothenberg) asks him to explain his justification for killing other people and berates him for refusing to talk about Lori's death before dropping the call. A third call from Jacqui (Jeryl Prescott Sales) draws Rick to try to explain his refusal to talk about Lori's death. Finally, the last call is from Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies); realization dawns on him that these calls have come from those that have died, and all imagined as part of his grief. He leaves the boiler room, cleans himself up, and goes to join the rest of the group, seeing his daughter for the first time.

In Woodbury, Andrea (Laurie Holden) volunteers for sentry duty and is trained to use a bow and arrow by one of the town guards, Haley (Alexa Nikolas). When a walker approaches and their arrows fail to fell it, Andrea jumps over the wall and kills the walker with a knife. She is chastised by Haley for breaking the rules and called to the Governor (David Morrissey). Andrea says that seeing the fight between Merle (Michael Rooker) and Martinez (Jose Pablo Cantillo) the night before had envigorated her. Andrea spends the night with the Governor and they have sex.