The Narnians vainly attempted to retreat back to the How, as Lord Sopespian gloated: "Crush hem all." As Lucy rode through the woods, Aslan appeared o her and counter-attacked her pursuers.[Aslan played a very small role in the film, when compared to the book.] He told her again how things never happen the same way twice, and then promised o help the Narnian cause.However, it appeared that their plan had succeeded, and they settled into their living area in the mall - the hidden storage room, protected from looters and any further zombie attacks, although they needed to collect the rotting zombie bodies and place them in one of the freezers."Scotty was anxious to report their discoveries to the press ("What a story! Where""s the radio?....I""m going to send it to the whole world") but was prohibited by Hendry from transmitting "private messages" or sensitive "Air Force information" without further permission from authorities.The film opens on the hottest day of the summer of 1944.The narration reveals that the story takes place in the recent past, at the time of ""Laura""s"" death:I shall never forget the weekend Laura died."A Los Angeles auto court sign reads: "MILBANKE MOTELS - ""All Over Los Angeles"" - Reasonable Rates by Week or Month" - it is the gang""s new hideout.