The Walking Dead2010

[Officer Dawn speaks to Beth about working off her owed time at the hospital]

Officer Dawn Lerner:
You know, you shouldn't see this as a sentence. I'm giving you food, clothes, protection. When have those things ever been free?

Beth Greene:
I never asked for your help.

Officer Dawn Lerner:
But you needed it. Try to look at the good we're doing. Hard as it was, we saved Joan's life. Trevitt's life. We saved your life. I'm keeping us all going here. That is not a small thing. It's taken a lot to get us here, Beth. And I believe what we had before all of this isn't over. And when we're finally rescued, when this nightmare ends, we're gonna need to rebuild.

Beth Greene:
You don't really think someone's coming for us?

Officer Dawn Lerner:
There's still people like us, Beth. People trying to keep the world alive, to fix it. Until then, we all have to contribute. To compromise. If we take, we give back. It's only fair. So keep working off what you owe and you'll be out of here in no time. If that's what you want.

Beth Greene:
It is.

Officer Dawn Lerner:
Well, then you have to eat. Otherwise, you'll get weak. You won't heal, you'll require more treatments, and you won't be able to do your job. I know you didn't ask for this. I didn't either.