Morgan Jones (TV Series)

"You're a good man Rick, I hope you find your wife and son."

- Morgan's parting words to Rick Grimes.

Morgan Jones evacuated with his wife Jenny, and his son Duane prior to the outbreak. Their plan was to head for Atlanta in search of military protection. On route, Jenny was attacked by a walker, forcing the family to seek refuge in Rick Grimes' hometown of King County, Georgia.

"Days Gone Bye"
Fiercely protective, Morgan Jones barricaded himself and his son in a house in Rick's neighborhood. Though his wife, Jenny, died, he decided to let her go outside instead of putting her down.Despite the dire conditions, Morgan still endeavored to create normalcy for Duane; such as correcting his son's grammar, and engaging in mealtime prayers. But both remained haunted by the loss of Jenny, whom returns to the house regularly as a walker. Morgan and his son Duane first encountered Rick Grimes outside his house in King County, Georgia. Duane knocked the unsuspecting survivor in the back of the head with a shovel, as he and his father assumed that he was another walker. When he heard Rick speak, Morgan realized he wasn't and he brought Rick into their hideout.

Upon Rick's awakening, Morgan interrogated Rick upon the cause of his wounds before the two's friendship could thoroughly take place. On learning that Rick had been in a coma, Morgan brought him up to speed on the current events as best as he could, introducing the previously confused Rick to the reality of the epidemic upon the country. He also told Rick that the government was gathering people in the major cities, giving Rick the idea to continue to Atlanta to try and find Lori Grimes and Carl Grimes. Rick then thought of traveling to the King County Sheriff's Department, which Rick still had the keys for, to gather supplies.

Morgan drove him over and Rick provided the pair with weapons and other supplies in exchange for their kindness and help. He rejected Rick's offer to join him on his way to Atlanta, but tells Rick that he will join up with him in a few days; with the excuse that Duane can learn to shoot in the interim. Rick gives him a walkie-talkie, and tells him to radio him in when he approaches Atlanta so they can meet up.

On returning to the house, Morgan tells Duane to read his comic books before heading upstairs. He goes through the photo albums Jenny brought with them, selects a picture of her and sticks it to the window frame. He aims his rifle, and after shooting a couple of zombies to lure his wife out, he trains his gun on his undead wife; yet cannot bring himself to kill her. He attempts several more times, yet each failed in kind. Morgan and Duane's whereabouts are currently unknown.

"Wildfire"
Rick later tries to contact Morgan via walkie-talkie and lets him know that he and a group of survivors are leaving and heading to the CDC, in the hopes of finding a cure.

"What Lies Ahead"
At the beginning of the episode, Rick speaks into his walkie-talkie, announcing that he and his group are abandoning Atlanta and that the CDC is gone. The group is heading to Fort Benning instead. Although he speaks into the walkie-talkie several minutes, his message is never replied to. This is the last time Rick tries to contact Morgan for the rest of the season.

Season 3
Morgan is presumably supposed to appear in Season 3. On the call sheet that confirmed Axel and Oscar's appearance, Morgan's name is visible. It was later confirmed that he will make an appearance in Season 3, it is yet to be revealed of what episode he shall appear in.

Killed Victims
This list shows the people Morgan has killed:
 * Numerous counts of zombies.

Duane Jones
Morgan is Duane's father and loves him very much. During the episode, "Days Gone Bye", Morgan is often seen taking good care of Duane such as hugging him when scared. At one point, Morgan corrects Duane's grammar suggesting he doesn't like hearing improper grammar.

Jenny Jones
Morgan was Jenny's husband and he loved her dearly. At the start of the outbreak, after Jenny succumbed and subsequently reanimated, Morgan could never bring himself to killing her because he had loved her so much. Torn between putting her down to let her finally rest in peace, and having a semblemce of her still "alive" in the world, Morgan eventually gets a sniper rifle; with a picture of Jenny on the window, he shoots the walkers on the street. But after taking aim at his dead zombie wife's head for several long moments, he is unable to pull the trigger and eventually breaks down in tears.

Rick Grimes
Morgan and Rick have any interesting introduction to each other. Since Rick just left the hospital and was weak, Morgan mistook him for a walker and Duane knocks him out. Rick wakes up tied to a bed and is questioned. After Morgan learns that Rick wasn't bitten, Morgan offers shelter to Rick and food. The next day, Rick takes Morgan and Duane to the police station for guns and hot shower. Once Morgan and Duane grab the weapons, Rick gives them a free vehicle and Morgan says Rick is a good man and wishes him the best of luck.

Trivia

 * So far, Morgan is the true equivalent of his novel counterpart. Instead of Jenny being the zombie he had trouble with killing, it was Duane. Jenny was never featured, for she was long deceased.
 * Glen Mazzara stated on his twitter account that Morgan and Duane would one day return, yet their whereabouts are currently unknown.
 * Lennie James, the actor who plays Morgan, has confirmed that he has talked about returning to The Walking Dead. He said that there is a possibility of him returning, depending on if he is free at the time.
 * It was confirmed on November 19th, 2012, that Morgan will be returning sometime in Season 3.