<P> Morgan later apologizes for the hindrance in their relationship and reassures her that he is trying the best he can to get over all that has happened . She accepts and the two are able to reunite as lovers once more . Tension between the two of them develops again however, as Michonne becomes insulted by his egocentric demeanor when he justifies their sexual activities as him deserving to be happy . </P> <P> While helping fight off zombies with Rick, Morgan is caught off guard and bitten on the arm by a walker . Michonne chops his arm off, and from there he is left bedridden . He confesses to Carl his knowledge of the murder committed by him and pleads for him not to let darkness overcome his morality . Michonne later tries to make amends with him, only to discover that he has died from blood - loss . He is shortly thereafter put down by her before he has the chance to re-animate . </P> <P> In the television series, Rick's hometown - where the Jones' settle - is a small Georgia town called King County . In the series premiere "Days Gone Bye", Morgan examines Rick after his son Duane mistakes Rick for a walker and hits him with a shovel . Rick later wakes up tied to a bed, as Morgan checks Rick for zombie bites or fever, either of which could indicate he is turning into a walker . Morgan initially doubts Rick's status as a living being, going so far as to threaten to shoot him if he does not prove his humanity . After deciding Rick is not a threat, Morgan frees him using a Buck 110 hunting knife and shares what information he has regarding the apocalypse and the walkers . The following day, Rick tells Morgan that his wife and son are missing and they are most likely alive, since the family photos have been taken from the house . Morgan and Duane tell Rick they may have set off to Atlanta, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set up a quarantine zone . Rick takes Morgan and Duane to his former Sheriff's headquarters, where the trio use the emergency generator to power up the station . They take hot showers and clean out the armory . Rick heads to Atlanta, while Morgan and Duane stay behind . Rick gives Morgan a rifle and a walkie - talkie and promises to broadcast every morning at dawn . Morgan goes to the top floor of his house, where he looks through old family photos before shooting several zombies . As he hoped, the noise attracts more walkers, including his dead wife Jenny, but Morgan finds himself unable to shoot her and breaks down in tears . </P> <P> In the episode "Clear", when Rick, Carl, and Michonne go on a run into King County, Morgan holds them at gunpoint from a roof . They have a shootout, and while trying to pursue Rick, Carl ultimately shoots Morgan in the chest . Rick pulls off Morgan's shirt, revealing that he had donned body armor . They drag his unconscious - self into his building, avoiding his traps, and lay him down on a bed . For safety measures, his hands are bound by Rick . While Rick is reading the strange writings on the wall, he discovers that Duane had reanimated, and decides to stay and wait for Morgan to wake up . While Michonne and Carl go on a run, Rick waits for him to wake up, but Morgan grabs a knife that was taped to the side of the bed . He attacks Rick, claiming that he is not familiar with anyone anymore . He stabs Rick in the upper - left chest . Rick knocks the weapon away, pointing his revolver at Morgan's head, and Morgan begs Rick to kill him . Morgan is tied up again and, after patching himself up, Rick finally manages to make him remember that the two know each other . Morgan says that he tried to contact Rick every morning for several weeks, but he never answered the radio, before explaining what happened to Duane . He is offered the chance to join the group at the prison, but he realizes that Rick is taking a lot of guns, meaning that they are preparing for a war . Morgan claims that Rick, Carl, and his people will die either by bullets or by walkers, and refuses to join them, not wanting to see anyone else die . While clearing out the walkers caught on his traps, Carl approaches Morgan and tells him that he is sorry for shooting him earlier . Morgan remarks to Carl, "Don't ever be sorry ." While leaving King County, Rick, Carl, and Michonne watch as Morgan prepares to burn the corpses of the walkers he captured . </P>

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