Dr.Logan described how the zombies were like humans: "They are us..They are the same animal simply functioning less perfectly" - and "they can be tricked into being good little girls and boys" through behavioral conditioning: "They have to be rewarded.As the Lieutenant washes his hands, literally and figuratively, he mentions: "I had a call from upstairs.Realizing they were lost on back roads, they began to back up - and suddenly, their car had a blow-out in the "middle of nowhere.The predatory and ensnaring Matty inadvertently (but deliberately) kept referring to her wealthy husband Edmund Walker""s (Richard Crenna) many faults ("I can""t stand the thought of him.