3.4 - Self-Help for Dummies

"We return to the domicile of a certain flesh-eating walking corpse and her hapless collaborator, both of whom would prefer not to be characterized as such, thank-you-very-much."

Synopsis
Elizabeth finishes eating a corpse and thanks Andrew for finding her one. Andrew says it's no problem, he can get more from Simon whenever he needs another one; he told Simon he's working on a research project on prolonging tissue necrosis to be let into the Science Academy. Andrew emphasizes that Simon would react very badly to the truth, as he's been developing a defense plan against the Woken his entire life. Andrew also says it wasn't a complete lie, as sometimes the Science Academy does open up spots for people who prove themselves.

Elizabeth reacts annoyed to the prospect of Andrew going back to school and getting a company job. Andrew reassures her that he's fine taking care of her. Elizabeth calms down and says that her fate shouldn't keep Andrew from being happy and that he deserves a spot at the Science Academy. Andrew tries to make light of their situation, but Elizabeth is frustrated because she lost her family and is now stuck hiding from security. She reveals that she's been thinking about her purpose and came to the conclusion that she needs to find Nathan. Andrew isn't thrilled and thinks Nathan isn't a very good son anyway, but Elizabeth believes he's a good person at heart.

Andrew tries to argue with Elizabeth about leaving since he thinks it would be dangerous for her. Elizabeth ignores him and says she doesn't want his help. Andrew snappily says she needs him as she couldn't even get food for herself from Simon. He says he'll come with Elizabeth and that they should make a plan. Elizabeth relents, but says that if Andrew wants to come with her he needs to stop bringing Herbert up. They then start working up a plan. At first they try to figure out how to find out where Nathan is being kept. As they have no idea they settle on the process of elimination and asking Simon if Nathan's dead.

Cast

 * Narrator — Ansel Burch
 * Elizabeth Rourke — Tara Schile
 * Andrew Snidge — Frank Sjodin