She drops her head, unsure as to whether to believe him either. He notices and continues to try persuading her:

Tommy: We’re safe up here right?

She nods her head solemnly.

Tommy: So that means we get to choose what happens next ok? And I’m sure the army or whoever will be along soon enough to get us out of here. Right?

She nods again, unconvinced. Then turns to him and whispers, hoping her husband wouldn’t hear her ask.

Pauline: Have they all really turned into “zombies?”

Tommy squints as if the question were absurd to hear, but she continues:

Pauline: It