[sand lake bar]

I watch, but I have a question. Several episodes back, when the little girl went missing, how did she wind up inside the locked barn?

[Publius Valerius]

A fair question, and one that’s not been answered. There seem to be two possibilities:

Herschel noted off-handedly that before Otis died (was murdered), he was partially responsible for catching zombies that were stuck in the mud at the swamp and putting them into the barn. It’s possible that before Otis shot Carl (and Carl made his miraculous recovery, which is now completely forgotten), Otis caught the girl and locked her in the barn. I don’t remember if Rick and the gang revealed to Otis whether they were looking for a girl before Otis left with Shane, but it’s possible that Otis didn’t realize why those guys were wandering around the farm. Then he was killed, so no one knew to tell Rick that the girl was in the barn.

The second scenario is that Herschel caught her and put her in the barn and then, for reasons unknown, didn’t tell the group. Herschel denied this on one of the episodes, and it does seem rather unlikely. At least in the beginning, Herschel didn’t want them at his farm. If he knew the girl was dead, why didn’t he say so and kick them off his farm?

The first scenario seems more likely, but given the logical disconnect of the characters’ decision-making, I certainly wouldn’t rule out number 2, if for nothing else, maybe Herschel is a glutton for punishment. In any event, yours is an unanswered question.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I watch, but I have a question. Several episodes back, when the little girl went missing, how did she wind up inside the locked barn?"

I believe that was explained (by Herschel) in the Episode right after she was discovered and shot.

Otis Handled the Zombie Captures and Herschel Surmised he had caught her and put her in the Barn and then died before anyone realized (including Otis) that she was the girl Rick and Crew were searching for.

Remember Shane and Otis head out for the Med Supplies that Herschel needs to operate on Carl within a day of Carl being shot. So the focus is on Carl and his plight and the Survivors aren't even all gathered at the farm by the time Shane and Otis head out for the Med site.