Another reveal of our “zombie rules”: John’s not eating brains (although Julie obviously has some concerns on that front). But he isn’t eating beef and bell peppers, either: more on that tomorrow.

This page does make it clear that the family is in on John’s secret, though. There’s no doubt that Julie knows, and the intent was that the reader know she’s worked it out for herself. Signifying that the Returners can “cover” only superficially is important as a plot point: you can pass as a human in a dark office, or walking past someone on the street, but prolonged contact with anyone makes it pretty clear you’re dead.

More on what John IS eating tomorrow, and how that might have affected the series if it had been an ongoing.