Crossed: Issue 4

Crossed: Issue 4 is the fifth issue in Crossed (Volume One) and the fifth issue overall.

The previous issue was Crossed: Issue 3 and the next issue is Crossed: Issue 5.

Plot
Now spending the night in a motel room, Stan speaks with Cindy about possibly going to the rocky mountains in Colorado since the cities are too dangerous, and then making their way to Alaska. In the morning, Stan and Cindy observe another group of The Crossed led by a large man nicknamed by his signature weapon, Horsecock. His group has captured several uninfected people and force them on top of one of two semi-trucks and then push all of them into the hollowed trailer of the other pick-up, which has been filled to the brim with spears, then drops a bucket full of knives and other blades on top of them for good measure. Horsecock's second in command, Face, angrily demands to watch the torture but Horsecock tells him to keep watch.

Cindy realizes just how organized Horsecock's group is and how dangerous that could be, then leaves the roof with Stan. Back at Officer Thomas' cruiser, the Crossed man in the backseat sadistically laughing at him. Cindy asks why he would want to keep one captive, and Thomas says he intends to interrogate the infected man, specifically as to how he knew Thomas was married. Cindy asks Thomas if he knew his wife's name to which Thomas says he doesn't, then informs him he most likely saw Thomas' wedding ring and simply guessed and The Crossed are not all-knowing. Cindy then tells Thomas they should just kill the Crossed man, to which he angrily refuses to kill someone in his custody. The Crossed man laughs some more and when Thomas asks him what's so funny, he spits in Thomas' face, quickly becoming infected. Cindy is then forced to shoot both the Crossed man and Thomas.

Later, the group questions whether or not Horsecock's group is evidence that The Crossed are "evolving" since those in his group can apparently think things through and reason, though Cindy believes that they're just trying to give rules to chaos incarnated in human form. That night, Stan's group tries crossing a downed bridge when they are suddenly spotted by Horsecock's group callout known as Stump, and they're all forced to hurry to the other side. Everyone manages to make it across, except for Sheena who is forced to hold onto the ledge when a support beam suddenly collapses. Not wanting to be captured, she opts to allow herself to fall to her death, and Horsecock says that they'll follow them for denying them their "fun".

Deaths

 * Unknown Man - Killed off-panel by Face the Crossed, severed face shown.
 * Nine People - Pushed into a truck filled with spikes and other sharp objects by "Horsecock" and other Crossed.
 * Crossed Man - Shot in the head by Cindy.
 * Officer Thomas - Infected by a Crossed man.
 * Crossed Officer Thomas - Shot in the head by Cindy.
 * Unknown Person - Killed off-panel and eaten by "Horsecock", "Face", and other Crossed.
 * Sheena - Committed suicide by letting go of a bridge she was hanging on to.
 * Total - 15