There's a pregnant silence while everyone in the store considers what she has said. They look back and forth from each other to the police officer, and then down to their carts. Then suddenly, everyone in the crowd, myself included -- seeming to act as one -- starts looting again, just as frenzied as before, picking up exactly where we left off.

Police Officer
Stop! Stop this instant! You're all under arrest, do you hear me? I'm arresting all of you!

Once again, no one is listening.

Police Officer
Y-you have the right to remain silent! Anything you say-- stop, goddamn you! Why won't you listen to me? Anything you say-- Anything you say--

Suddenly, Sara appears at my side with an armful of toilet paper and bottled water. She dumps it in the cart and tugs at my sleeve. We have to shout to hear each other over the din.

Sara
Did you get a box of nails?

MC
Yeah!

Sara
Good! And peanut butter! They have those huge jars of peanut butter here, did you grab one?

MC
Yeah, it's right here--

Suddenly, someone runs past the cart and grabs the jar of peanut butter out of it, never breaking their stride.

MC
Hey!

Sara
MC, I think we should get out of here!

I look around at the shelves. They're starting to look quite empty. It won't be long before people are fighting over carts. Sara is right -- we should leave.

Police Officer
--A right to an attorney! If you cannot afford one... if you cannot...

There are horrified screams from the front of the store, and everyone, including the officer, turns to see what's going on. A huge group of those creatures, at least 30 of them, are shambling in through the automatic doors. As they enter, they lunge wildly at any looters in their vicinity, who for their part begin abandoning their carts and running toward the back of the store in a panic.

The police officer snaps into action and begins firing off potshots at the monsters, coolly taking aim and putting each one down in turn with a single headshot. But there are too many of them to fight on her own, and finally, she's out of ammo. She turns her gun in her hand and glances at it, cursing under her breath before throwing it aside. She hops across to the conveyor nearest the entrance where the monsters are filing in from, and kicks down a shelf of magazines to block their path, but it doesn't have much effect.