Max picks his way across burned out wrecks and disappears into the night carrying his liquid payload as well as the hopes of all those who dwell within the compound. However, the night is dark and full of horrors as Max tries to skirt around the raider camps and finds himself falling into an unseen ditch. The clamor raises the suspicions of Bearclaw Mohawk, who moves to investigate the noise. Lying in the bottom of the gully Max pulls his knife and waits.