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"Slabtown" is the fourth episode of season five of the critically acclaimed survival horror television series The Walking Dead and the fifty-fifth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael E. Satrazemis with a script written by Matthew Negrete and Channing Powell. The episode first aired on AMC on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 at 9:00 pm.

Synopsis
Beth Greene awakens in a hospital bed. She is back in Atlanta and has a nasty gash across her left cheek. As she gets her bearings, she finds that there is little in the way of actual medical staff and that his facility, Grady Memorial Hospital, is run by former Atlanta police officers. The woman in charge is Dawn Lerner. The only actual doctor on-site is Steven Lerner. As Beth gets her bearings, she slowly discovers that she is now an indentured servant; the price she must pay for benefiting from the hospital's services.

As soon as she is able, Beth is put to work assisting Doctor Lerner. She is present as new bodies are brought in - some alive, some dead. A woman named Joan is admitted, who had recently been bitten by a walker. Beth has to help stabilize her as Lerner saws off the woman's arm before the infection can spread.

She meets the other residents of the hospital, which includes a lecherous cop named Gorman, who continuously puts the moves on her in a creepy manner, as well as a young black intern named Noah, who originally hailed from Richmond, Virginia.

While doing her imposed rounds, Beth administers medication to a patient, but mis-hears Doctor Edwards' orders and gives him the wrong treatment. As a result, the man begins convulsing. After he is sedated, Dawn Lerner storms in, demanding an explanation. Noah is present and takes the blame for Beth, saying that he must have accidentally disconnected a ventilator. Dawn knows that Noah is covering for Beth's mistake, but punishment must be administered nonetheless. Noah is taken into another room where he is beaten severely by the other officers.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was created by writer/executive producer Robert Kirkman and developed for TV by Frank Darabont.


 * "Slabtown", "WD: Slabtown", "TWD: Slabown", and "The Walking Dead: Slabown" all redirect to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and acts of extreme violence.


 * This episode is included on the Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season DVD and Blu-ray collections. The DVD was produced by Anchor Bay Entertainment and released in Region 1 format on August 25th, 2015.


 * Co-executive producer Denise M. Huth is credited as Denise Huth in this episode.


 * Production designer Graham Walker is credited as Grace Walker in this episode.


 * Emily Kinney and Melissa McBride are the only main cast members from the series to appear in this episode.

Crew

 * Robert Kirkman - Executive producer
 * David Alpert - Executive producer
 * Greg Nicotero - Executive producer
 * Tom Luse - Executive producer
 * Gale Anne Hurd - Executive producer
 * Scott M. Gimple - Executive producer
 * Bear McCreary - Composer
 * Avi Youabian - Editor
 * Grace Walker - Production designer
 * Stephen Campbell - Director of photography
 * Paul Gadd - Producer


 * Jolly Dale - Producer
 * Matthew Negrete - Producer
 * Channing Powell - Producer
 * Corey Reed - Supervising producer
 * Angela Kang - Co-executive producer
 * Seth Hoffman - Co-executive producer
 * Denise Huth - Co-executive producer
 * Heather Bellson - Co-producer
 * Caleb Womble - Co-producer
 * Kenneth Requa - Associate producer