Denise expresses her wish to go, but replies that she can't as she's the only doctor Alexandria has.
Daryl, skeptical, voices his hopes that the cake tastes better than it looks; Denise laughs, telling him to "just eat it" before leaving. Heath comes running over to help, but has his leg blown off in the process by a grenade thrown by Negan. They seem to have a stable relationship, with Rick being forever grateful for her saving his son. Denise begs Owen not to kill Carol or Morgan as he unties himself. It is implied that the two have a strong friendship. Waiting outside, Denise pockets a keychain bearing the name "Dennis". She had initially offered her support to Pete, but he turned her down. Denise later passes away, and is killed by Michonne before she reanimated. Denise was living in the Alexandria Safe-Zone and remained largely to herself, presumably because of her anxiety, which is why she was mainly not seen when Rick's group first entered Alexandria or at Deanna's party or the community forum when Reg and Pete were killed. While they did not often socialize with each other, they began to talk more after Carl was shot in the face by Scott was Denise's patient when Rick Grimes' group arrived. Tara understands and the two kiss. When Denise is captured by Owen, Carol immediately tries to save her. He asks her a number of questions, to which she does not respond. The Wolf approaches her with the knife, backing her against the wall. When Negan came back and gutted Spencer, she showed hatred towards Negan. Her killer, In retaliation for the Alexandria group led by Rick killing several of his men, Negan sent Dwight and several other Saviors to kill some of Alexandria's residents. It is unknown if Denise feels remorse for Owen's death. Denise is seen waiting outside on the verge of tears, staring at her keychain. She continues to nurse Carl and finally kicks Rick out of her office in favor of his own health.
Denise's relationship with Heath grew stronger as she was caring for Scott. Owen silently watches as Denise reaches into her bag to retrieve an IV. Eugene seems to be friendly to Denise in "JSS", and Denise jokes with Eugene about him "being a doctor", having been informed of his lie about knowing a cure, maybe telling they have a stable friendship. Leon Andrew Razon Compilations 81,772 views. Tara, Rosita and Eugene watch with resentment as the Wolf closes the door behind the two. Denise grabs Holly and pulls the hood off her head reveling that she had been killed and turned into a roamer. Denise immediately starts working on Carl's eye, while Rick, in a daze, leaves the infirmary to kill walkers. The two first interact when Morgan secretly enlists her help to treat his infected wound. Denise, who had been caring for all the injured soldiers waits behind Rick as he speaks with Negan. The Walking Dead Timeline...So Far | Cinematica - … Denise points out that Owen saved her life, signifying his redemption. Daryl and Rosita chastise her for taking an unnecessary risk; Denise counters that she was trying to conquer her fears, and reminds them of their life-risking mission of wiping out the Savior outpost. Carol then unexpectedly shoots Owen through the chest twice and shouts at Denise to GO, Denise is very shocked that he got shot and stops.
She prevents the others from assisting her before she dispatches the walker.
She is also the only one of the three who is a surgeon. Owen spots a gap in the herd and sprints to the tower with Denise. After Rick and Daryl return with Jesus, who is unconscious, they bring him to Denise, who is with Tara so she can check him out. He then turns the gun to Denise's head and walks out of the door and towards the herd with Denise as his hostage.
Later during the day, Denise is hard at work to treat Owen's wound when Carol runs in, knife in hand, and demands that she get away from him.
Despite never interacting on screen, Denise mentions Pete didn't want her in the community during his time as the town's medic, indicating a bad relationship. He asks for Denise's bed, for Jesus. Denise then agrees not to tell anyone.
At first, he is hesitant to ask Denise for help, even walking away from her when she asks what is wrong, but later returns and assures her that her medical skills are better than what she gives herself credit for, showing that they have a good relationship. Little else is known about her background or her personality; unlike other Alexandria Safe-Zone members, it has not been stated how long she had been in the community before As Scott's health declines over the next couple of weeks Denise cares for him, she asks Heath to get powerful antibiotics and other medical supplies.
Not much is known about Denise's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that she was a general practitioner before. Later on, following the confrontation between Carol and Morgan in which the two are knocked unconscious and Owen frees himself, Denise begs him not to kill them but he walks up to her and holds a knife to her throat, claiming that she represents what he likes about people.
Scott's time in her clinic caused her relationship to bloom with Scott's best friend Heath. Morgan joins them, blocking Carol from killing the Wolf as Denise steps back and sits in the corner, watching Morgan and Carol fight. Later, Carol shoots Denise's captor, in-which saving Denise from dying. Denise is seen helping pack for the group going to the Hilltop. Denise is the first person to discover Spencer's corpse, after Negan had gutted him. Catching up to Rosita, who continued along the tracks, Denise apologizes for leaving her. Denise approaches Daryl and offers him an oatcake she had baked. He replies that he had freed the people he has murdered. Denise takes a closer look from afar. I didn't like Holly in the comics, but really? After the death of Pete, Rosita now becomes Denise's medical assistant, and helps her when they bring in an injured Holly. When Denise is killed by Dwight, Rosita becomes saddened by her friend's death.