Raiders steal the rover leaving Jeremiah and Kurdy to make their way on foot. They wander onto an abandoned amusement park, only to be accosted by Cord Geary, who lives in the park with several families. The men are all well armed including Jack, who lives in the park with his daughter, Sophie.

Jeremiah and Kurdy encounter a group on a pilgrimage to the ocean, who offer them a stay in their camp for the night. Although Kurdy is drawn to the beautiful Constance and her companions, Jeremiah is suspicious of the group. When David, the group's leader, begins to speak, Jeremiah's suspicions continue to grow. David says that a great white ship with golden sails will take them the group up to heaven as a sign to the world that there are still miracles. Jeremiah is a definite non-believer.

As the group resumes its trek the next morning, Kurdy decides to walk with them while Jeremiah drives alongside in the Rover. As they pass through a suburban area, one of the group is threatened when someone living in the neighborhood accuses him of theft. David steps between them and is subsequently hit in the face. David just turns and walks away as Constance explains the group's vow of non-violence.

The second evening, Kurdy reveals a side of himself even Jeremiah never suspected as he reads a poem he wrote. Then he tells Jeremiah he is going to stay with the group, at least until they reach the ocean.

Jeremiah, now on his own, returns to the community where David was hit. He overhears their plan to rob the pilgrims. Jeremiah is about to go warn them when some of the suburbanites take him prisoner. One of them steals and puts on Jeremiah's boots. Those boots tell their own tale to Kurdy when the men come to the pilgrims with a story about a blocked road and a plan to lead them around it. Kurdy quickly takes down the lying men and one reveals Jeremiah's location. Both Constance and David are saddened by the violence and by Kurdy's determination to go to rescue Jeremiah.

Reunited and free to move on, Jeremiah and Kurdy decide to check out the pilgrims' fate but when they reach the ocean they find no people alive or dead, only discarded belongings and the word "Believe" painted on a rock.