The opening scene really was amazing. Carol is talking to Lizzie (I think the biggest of the kids other than Carl) Lizzie was saying that she knows Carol thinks she is weak but she is actually strong and "she isn't afraid to kill, she is just afraid." She also isn't too afraid of dying as she knows she will at least be able to come back.
Throughout this scene at times Carol and Lizzie's are voiced over Rick filling the gas tank of the SUV or is trying to but the jerry can is empty. He is also picturing the killings/burnings and it goes back to the handprint.
The scene ends with Rick discovering that one of their knives is missing and then shows Carol asking Lizzie about it and telling her to keep it out of the shirt for easier access.
All the kids know how to use knives. This was a major point in an episode that so far has led to nothing of substance quite yet (or that we are fully aware of). It also was a major point to show that Rick is informed that the kids have knife skills.
Lizzie called Carol Mom by accident, she is not going to take Carols banishment very well either. Rick knew a knife was missing from the pouch, does he know Lizzie has it on her all the time now? Will Lizzie keep it out of her shirt and showing full time as Carol told her to?
My guess is Carol did it. One, I don't think the kids would have had access to gas as well. And two, I think Carol knew she messed up killing them because just simply killing those two didn't stop this flu outbreak and would ultimately create tensions within the prison. She did it to protect herself and the kids, but she regrets it. That is why I think she is so upset with Lizzie calling her Mom.
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