List of Oz episodes
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The following is a list of the episodes of the HBO television drama, Oz. Each episode addresses a particular "theme" which is addressed during Augustus Hill's narratives, as well as during certain points in the actual episode. During the first six episodes of season 6, Augustus Hill shares the narration with another inmate. In the season 5 episode "Variety" the narratives were replaced by short songs sung by series characters, in a variety show format.
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[edit] Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 8 | July 12, 1997 | August 25, 1997 | March 19, 2002 | February 5, 2007 | February 15, 2007 | |
| 2 | 8 | July 11, 1998 | August 31, 1998 | January 7, 2003 | August 6, 2007 | August 16, 2007 | |
| 3 | 8 | July 14, 1999 | September 1, 1999 | February 24, 2004 | October 29, 2007 | November 8, 2007 | |
| 4 | 16 | July 12, 2000 | February 25, 2001 | February 1, 2005 | March 8, 2008 | March 20, 2008 | |
| 5 | 8 | January 6, 2002 | February 24, 2002 | June 21, 2005 | June 30, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | |
| 6 | 8 | January 5, 2003 | February 23, 2003 | September 5, 2006 | September 22, 2008 | September 18, 2008 | |
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[edit] Season 1 (1997)
The first season of Oz starred Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus, Harold Perrineau as inmate and narrator Augustus Hill, and Eamonn Walker as new inmate and devout Muslim Kareem Saïd.
It is also starred Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Wittlesey, Rita Moreno as prison counselor Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Tony Musante as inmate and Mafia boss Nino Schibetta, Leon Robinson as inmate Jefferson Keane, J.K. Simmons as inmate and Aryan Brotherhood leader Vernon Schillinger, Lee Tergesen as new inmate Tobias Beecher, Sean Whitesell as cannibalistic inmate Donald Groves, Dean Winters as manipulative Irish inmate Ryan O'Reily, and B. D. Wong as the prison chaplain Father Ray Mukada.
Recurring guest stars included Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as inmate and Homeboys gang leader Simon Adebisi, Rick Fox as inmate and former basketball star Jackson Vahue, Goodfella Mike G as inmate and Schibetta's right hand man Joey D'Angelo, Stephen Gevedon as biker inmate Scott Ross, Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Zeljko Ivanek as Governor James Devlin, Tim McAdams as inmate and Homeboy Johnny Post, George Morfogen as long-term inmate Bob Rebadow, Steve Ryan as corrupt Officer Mike Healy, Lauren Vélez as prison doctor Gloria Nathan, and J. D. Williams as homeboy inmate Kenny Wangler.
Season 1 chronicled the spiritual and political journeys of many of the characters as they descend into insanity, rise and fall politically, and seek redemption. The season showed how the different gangs fight each other as well as the prison system, culminating in a riot in which the inmates take over Emerald City.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Routine" | Darnell Martin | Tom Fontana | July 12, 1997 | Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary |
| In Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary, Tim McManus opens Em city, an experimental unit that is different from all the cell blocks in Oz. We get a glimpse of daily routine life within Oz itself. Former lawyer, Tobias Beecher is jailed for DUI and finds it difficult to adjust to prison life, after being roomed with one of the most dangerous inmates, Simon Adebisi, Aryan inmate, Verne Schillinger saves him only to find things go from bad to worse for him. Muslim Kareem Said arrives and says that he now runs Oz. Another inmate, Dino Ortalani makes enemies fast and ends him up getting burned. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise" | Nick Gomez | Tom Fontana | July 14, 1997 | Sex |
| The death of Dino Ortalani sparks numerous outbursts from the Italians and the gangsters. Beecher gets a conjugal visit from his wife but has to ask Schillinger for permission first. Jefferson Keane wants to marry; Prison Chaplain, father Ray Mukada consoles Miguel Alvarez on the arrival of his unborn child with the help of his grandfather. Nino Schibetta finds Ortalani's killer and the Governor ends conjugal visits. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "God's Chillin'" | Jean de Segonzac | Tom Fontana | July 21, 1997 | Religion |
| Intensity between the gangsters and Wise guys ensues after the death of Johnny Post, Glynn warns Schibetta, Keane, and Said to keep the peace or he will lockdown the prison. Keane finds solace with Said and O'Reilly tries to him down for his protection. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Capital P" | Darnell Martin | Tom Fontana | July 28, 1997 | Capital Punishment |
| Governor Devlin reinstates capitol punishment with Keane being the first man executed, Tobias Beecher tries to redeem himself by trying to appeal on his behalf but Schillinger stops him in his tracks. O'Reilly plays a double agent by being loyal to both sides to cover up his own dirty business. Sister Peter Marie is fired for protesting against the death penalty but rehired again. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Straight Life" | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams | Tom Fontana | August 4, 1997 | Drugs |
| The drug epidemic grows as the efforts of the staff trying to stop it fail, Scibetta sides with the gangsters and offers them a deal to join him only to find out that one of them is not who he says he is and plugs him up. Diane Whittlsey meets a old friend and joins him in smuggling cigarettes to make ends meat. Said is diagnosed with hypertension but refuses to take his medication. An anonymous tip leads to one of the officers getting arrested for smuggling drugs into Oz. McManus and Sister Pete find out that Beecher has found a new addiction to kill his pain, Sister Pete tries to get him into counselling but with no luck, Schillinger decides to give him a makeover. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "To Your Health" | Alan Taylor | Tom Fontana | August 11, 1997 | Health |
| The staff realize that they are not dealing with senior inmates very well so they decide to give them a senior citizens unit, with no success. McManus starts behaving strangely and is somewhat permanently attached to Em city. Rebadow decides to leave with God's aid but fails. Ricardo Alvarez has Alzheimer's, Mukada and Sister Pete debate that he should be released. Schillinger grows tired of Beecher and gives him a T-shirt with the confederate flag on it, knowing it'll make him a target for the African American inmates, O'Reilly gives him PCP and Beecher takes a stand against Schillinger with blinding results. O'Reilly and Adebisi know that Schibetta is driving a wedge between them so they come up with a plan to kill him. Basketball star, Jackson Vayhue comes to Oz, Augustus Hill, who is his role model tries to win his respect but Vayhue gets him to take drugs to prove his loyalty to him. Said succumbs to a heart attack and Husseni Mershah, who does not share Said's enthusiasm let's him die. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Plan B" | Darnell Martin | Tom Fontana | August 18, 1997 | Unplanned events |
| Following his heart attack, Said banishes Huseni Mershah, but Mershah tells Glynn and McManus about Said's plans to start a riot, following a shakedown, he is transferred out of Em City where he is labeled an outcast and commits suicide later on. Donald Groves, who wants to follow Said, decides to kill Glynn but this backfires in the result of an officer getting killed in the process; while Groves is awaiting execution, the guards brutally beat the inmates for retaliation. Hill admires cellist, Eugene Dobbins and through this decides to find another role model than Vayhue. O'Reilly and Adebisi take down Schibetta with tragic results. Beecher manages to stand up to Schillinger in messy way. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "A Game of Checkers" | Jean de Segonzac | Tom Fontana | August 25, 1997 | Revolution |
| After months of Tension, a riot breaks loose in Em City all started by two inmates playing a game of checkers. McManus goes in to trade himself for a couple of wounded hostages and the Governor decides to take back Em City by force. | ||||||
[edit] Season 2 (1998)
The second season of Oz starred Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus, Rita Moreno as prison counselor Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Harold Perrineau as inmate and narrator Augustus Hill, J.K. Simmons as reformed Aryan Brotherhood inmate Vernon Schillinger, Lee Tergesen as the mentally unstable inmate Tobias Beecher, Eamonn Walker as inmate and devout Muslim leader Kareem Saïd, and Dean Winters as manipulative Irish-American inmate Ryan O'Reilly.
It also starred Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as inmate and Homeboys gang leader Simon Adebisi, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Wittlesey, George Morfogen as long-term inmate Bob Rebadow, Lauren Vélez as prison doctor Gloria Nathan, and B. D. Wong as the prison chaplain Father Ray Mukada.
Recurring guest stars included Bryan Callen as Christian inmate Jonathan Coushaine, Kathryn Erbe as death row inmate Shirley Bellinger, Bill Fagerbakke as corrupt corrections officer Karl Metzger, Rick Fox as inmate and former basketball star Jackson Vahue, Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Luis Guzmán as new inmate and Latino gang leader Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez, Zeljko Ivanek as Governor James Devlin, Jordan Lage as homosexual inmate Richie Hanlon, Eddie Malavarca as inmate and new leader of the mob Peter Schibetta, Tom Mardirosian as inmate Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis, Mark Margolis as Peter Schibetta's godfather and new inmate Antonio Nappa, Christopher Meloni as new inmate Chris Keller, Austin Pendleton as inmate and Alzheimer's patient William Giles, Evan Seinfeld as new biker inmate Jaz Hoyt, J. D. Williams as homeboy inmate Kenny Wangler, and Scott William Winters as Ryan O'Reilly's brother, Cyril O'Reilly.
Season two of Oz continued to show the aftermath of the riot and the lessons each of the characters learned from it. Throughout the course of the season, each of its principal characters were forced to confront their own demons, and some prevail where others falter.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "The Tip" | Nick Gomez | Tom Fontana | July 11, 1998 | Blame/Lying |
| Following the aftermath of the riot, Devlin starts an inquiry to investigate the causes of starting the riot. Law school dean, Alvah Case, is hired by Devlin to do the investigation; while investigating, he discovers that one of the inmates, Scott Ross may have been murdered, intentionally; only to find out that Whittlsey is the one responsible for the murder. | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Ancient Tribes" | Uli Edel | Story by: Tom Fontana Teleplay by: Tom Fontana & Sean Jablonski |
July 20, 1998 | Forced perceptions |
| Ten months after the riot, Em city reopens and McManus lays down new ground rules to make lives better. He starts by making a high school education program. Peter Schibetta, the son of deceased mob boss Nino Schibetta, decides to find the one responsible for his father's death, he also knows a secret about Glynn. Schillinger is up for parole but Beecher does what he can to stop him. Glynn's daughter is brutally raped and he takes his frustrations out on Alvarez. O'Reilly finds out he has breast cancer. | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Great Men" | Bob Balaban | Story by: Tom Fontana Teleplay by: Tom Fontana & Sean Jablonski |
July 27, 1998 | Historical impact |
| Alvarez finds out who raped Glynn's daughter and an elderly inmate, Agamemmnon Busmalis, decides to dig his way out of Oz. Kenny Wangler adapts well to reading but Adebisi makes him stop. Insane inmate William Giles starts talking to Sister Peter Marie in a strange way. Said, who has been reading up on judicial litigation, decides to help Hill, who thinks the judge presiding at his trial took a bribe. Ryan O'Reilly is visited by his mentally-challenged brother Cyril before undergoing breast cancer surgery at the expense of the prison. Meanwhile, Schillinger decides stop being nice and takes matters into his own hands. | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Losing Your Appeal" | Keith Samples | Story by: Tom Fontana Teleplay by: Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters |
August 3, 1998 | Love |
| The Aryan brotherhood comes back in full force and make one of the inmates take responsibility on a murder committed by them. At Hill's hearing, they discover that there was no misjustice in his conviction. McManus decides to make one of his students, Poet, famous. After O'Reilly has surgery, he starts developing feelings for Dr. Nathan. Schibetta decides to get revenge on Adebisi by hiring Alvarez but Adebisi makes a deal with Alvarez which he declines. Beecher gets a new cellmate, Chris Keller, who is actually working with Schillinger to get revenge on. | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Family Bizness" | Kathy Bates | Story by: Tom Fontana Teleplay by: Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters |
August 10, 1998 | Family |
| The high school program comes to a complete end after graduation. Poet, whose poetry was published, is released. McManus finds out the truth about Ross' murder, Hill wants to join in with Busmalis' escape. Glynn gives his brother up to stop Schibetta from taking power over him. Beecher and Keller's relationship deepens when Beecher's wife commits suicide. Sister Pete learns what Giles is saying has something to do with her husband's death. O'Reilly wants to prove his love for her by having his brother kill her husband. | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Alan Taylor | Tom Fontana | August 17, 1998 | Consequences |
| Said represents Schillnger, Whittlsey lies about Ross' death and so does McManus. Bellinger starts receiving love letters from an anonymous person. Schibetta tries to prove his loyalty by taking down Adebisi but backfires on him resulting in losing his leadership. Alvarez' loses his leadership in El Norte when Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez arrives. Another new inmate, Jiggy Walker, arrives with a secret regarding Devlin but turns out to be false. Sister Pete learns that Giles killed the man that killed her husband and awards him for his efforts. Cyril O'Reilly is imprisoned for Dr. Nathan's husband's murder. Beecher confesses his love for Keller, which results in him getting sent to the hole, and Beecher drowns his sorrows in alcohol. | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | "Animal Farm" | Mary Harron | Story by: Tom Fontana Teleplay by: Tom Fontana and Debbie Sarjeant |
August 24, 1998 | Animals |
| A lonely Beecher continues to drink while missing Keller, Schillinger sets his sights on Cyril and Ryan tries to get him away from Schillinger only on the condition if O'Reilly confess to murdering Preston Nathan. The senate pass a law which requires sex offenders to register with their community, one prisoner, Robert Sippel, a former priest imprisoned for molesting a 14 year old boy, is released after 10 years and must register, much to the dismay of the community. Hill figures out ways on how to escape from prison. After being rejected by Bellinger, Adebisi continues to use on a regular basis. Mob boss, Antonio Nappa arrives to take revenge on Adebisi by organizing random drug testing, another new inmate, Kipkeme Jara becomes disgusted with what Adebisi has become, he starts to have illusions about Jara. Rebadow finds out that his grandson is dying from Leukemia, and wants to go to Disney World, one of the inmates, Jaz hoyt, organizes by raising a fund to help send him to Disney World with most of the prisoners donating money to him. Hernandez lets Alvarez prove his loyalty to him on the condition that he blinds a CO, Eugene Rivera. McManus, feeling guilty of lying about Ross' murder breaks it off with Whittlsey by transferring her out of Em city. Poet is sent back to Oz for murder and drugs. | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | "Escape from Oz" | Jean de Segonzac | Tom Fontana | August 31, 1998 | Escaping prison life |
| Aryan prisoner, Mark Mack finds Busmalis' tunnel and arranges for new CO supervisor, Karl Metzger, who unknowingly is working with the brotherhood, to transfer him and his cellmate, Mack and his cellmate are killed when the tunnel collapses on them. Hill figures out a way of escape. Sippel has a rough time adjusting to life on the outside and comes back to Oz to work for Mukada, he then meets the boy he molested 10 years ago, Schillinger is disgusted with Sippel and crucifies him in the middle of the gym. Alvarez blinds Rivera but realizes he won't be able to adjust to Solitary, Rivera, in need of a blood transfusion finds out that Ryan O'Reilly has the blood type that Rivera needs to pull through but will do so on the condition that Cyril is transferred to Em City, which he agrees and O'Reilly confesses his part in Preston Nathan's murder. Keller is released from the hole and breaks it off with Beecher, he and Schillinger, along with Metzger break Beecher's heart and other things in the process. Adebisi continues to suffer delusions and finds peace, Nappa sees this as an opportunity to rally the other gangsters and set up Adebisi for murdering Jara, resulting in getting his sent to the psych ward. Said is offered clemency by Devlin, which results in the other muslim prisoners being jealous, but instead Said humiliates Devilin exposing the truth of Devlin's actions after the riot and rejecting the pardon. Hill goes along with his plan to escape. | ||||||
[edit] Season 3 (1999)
The third season of Oz starred Kirk Acevedo as Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as inmate Simon Adebisi, Ernie Hudson as Warden Leo Glynn, Terry Kinney as Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus, Rita Moreno as prison counselor Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Harold Perrineau as inmate and narrator Augustus Hill, J.K. Simmons as reformed Aryan Brotherhood inmate Vernon Schillinger, Lee Tergesen as the mentally unstable inmate Tobias Beecher, Eamonn Walker as inmate and devout Muslim leader Kareem Saïd, and Dean Winters as manipulative Irish inmate Ryan O'Reily.
It is also starred Kathryn Erbe as death row inmate Shirley Bellinger, Edie Falco as correctional officer Diane Wittlesey, Luis Guzmán as inmate and Latino gang leader Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez, Mark Margolis as inmate and Italian gang leader Antonio Nappa, Christopher Meloni as inmate Chris Keller, George Morfogen as longterm inmate Robert 'Bob' Rebadow, Lauren Vélez as prison doctor Gloria Nathan, and B. D. Wong as the prison chaplain Father Ray Mukada, Granville Adams as Muslim inmate Zahir Arif, Arija Bareikis as Tricia Ross, the sister of dead inmate Scott Ross, Philip Casnoff as new Russian inmate Nikolai Stanislofsky, Robert Clohessy as new head CO of Emerald City Sean Murphy, Seth Gilliam as new CO Clayton Hughes, Tom Mardirosian as inmate Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis, Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Kristin Rohde as new CO Claire Howell, J. D. Williams as inmate and Homeboy gang leader Kenny Wangler, and Scott William Winters as inmate Cyril O'Reilly.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Theme |
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| 17 | 1 | "The Truth and Nothing But..." | Nick Gomez | Tom Fontana | July 14, 1999 | The truth |
| The name of the prison changes to Oswald State Correctional facility level 4. Governor Devlin makes a deal with Weigart, a pharmaceutical corporation that is cutting costs to the state prison medical board, this results in Alvarez, who is suicidal in being rejected his medicine and is not being fed for blinding Rivera. Wangler, who dubs himself brickz, takes new inmate Malcolm Coyle under his wing, Nappa who suspects he's undercover, decides to have Wangler prove his loyalty to him. Adebisi is released from the psych ward and decides not to fight back. Clayton Hughes, who is a close friend of Glynn whose father was killed in the line of action, is hired. Another new CO, Claire Howell, sets her sights on McManus. O'Reilly wants to get revenge on Schillinger by causing trouble between him and the bikers. Richie Hanlon is sent to death row and Bellinger finds him intriguing. Said has a meeting Scott Ross' sister in trying to get her to join the lawsuit, in which he starts to show feeling for her. McManus finds out the truth of Metzger and tries to get Beecher to testify on what happened to him, which he declines, Keller starts to feel guilty for his part and wants to prove his love to him so he confesses the truth to McManus and Beecher gets sweet revenge on Metzger. | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | "Napoleon's Boney Parts" | Matt Dillon | Tom Fontana | July 21, 1999 | Napoléon Bonaparte |
| With Metzger dead, McManus brings in a childhood friend, Sean Murphy to become supervisor and with his help, organize a boxing tournament. Coyle, who is working in the barbershop, confesses a strange tale to Hill, who doesn't take the news very well. A lawsuit is in effect against the state. Said who does not want his judgment about his faith clouded, decides to fast. McManus and Howell's relationship takes a turn for the worse. Hughes feels that he doesn't have what it takes to be a CO. Schillinger's son is arrested for possession of drugs. Keller is sent back to Em City but Schillinger exacts his revenge on him. Adebisi wants to work in the AIDS ward in hopes to learn about the disease but his true motives become clear when he gets revenge on Nappa. Alvarez continues to show signs of agitation, and Dr. Fredrick Garvey, who is head of the organization, gives her two weeks notice for disagreeing with him, Mukada tries to comfort Alvarez by giving him food, when he refuses the COs continue to take their frustrations out on him, Sister Pete decides to start a victim/offender program, in which Mukada wants the first session to be between Alvarez and Rivera, Glynn disagrees and Alvarez ends his pain the only way he knows how. | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | "Legs" | Keith Samples | Tom Fontana | July 28, 1999 | Running |
| Following the suicide attempt by Alvarez, Dr. Nathan decides to expose Garvey, Devlin instead exposes Garvey's past on the condition the Weigart will overlook their policies. Hill is in protective custody confessing in Coyle's murdering a family, Said and other leaders want to protect Hill, but Nappa takes matters in his own hands. Said's efforts to practice his religion takes another turn when he and the other Muslim prisoners goes on hunger strike, McManus and Glynn have no choice but to give in by allowing Said to have food in his cell. After Howell tries to apologize for her actions, McManus wants to break it off with her, after assaulting a prisoner, she is fired. The boxing tournament gets underway with Pancamo and Cyril winning their first matches. Rebadow has diabetes and after he faints he decides to meet his son and grandson whom he has never met before or were aware of his presence. Nappa finds out he is HIV positive and transferred out of Em City. Keller continues to prove his love for Beecher by helping him get revenge on Schillinger when the arrival of a new inmate attracts their attention. | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | "Unnatural Disasters" | Chazz Palminteri | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | August 4, 1999 | God's will |
| Beecher befriends Schillinger's son as a means to get back at him. Howell sues McManus for sexual harassment and is reinstated. Said cannot fight the feelings that he has for Patricia Ross. Keller manipulates Sister Pete in discovering why she became what she became. Rivera agrees to meet with Alvarez and Alvarez is released from Solitary and participates in the upcoming boxing match against homosexual Jason Cramer, where O'Reilly uses his tricks in letting Cramer win. Hughes tries to earn respect his own way, which costs him his position in Em City and is transferred to the library. Hanlon's murder conviction is overturned and Nikolai Stanislofsky gets revenge but slits the wrong throat. Nappa decides to confess everything he's done in the course of his life. Adebisi recruits the Latinos to try to run with the Sicilians' drug trade. Wangler gets disturbing news that his son may be getting hurt and gets his comrades to take care of the matter. | ||||||
| 21 | 5 | "U.S. Mail" | Steve Buscemi | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | August 11, 1999 | U.S. Postal Service |
| In the final first-round boxing fight, Hamid Khan easily overpowers Kenny Wangler; as a means of revenge, Poet exposes Said's relationship with Patricia Ross, who is getting threatening calls. Adebisi reverts back to his old self and takes over the homeboys following Wangler's return from his wife's funeral and scarring Poet and Pierce. Sister Pete tries to get to the bottom of why Alvarez did what he did to Rivera but cannot confess the truth. McManus tries to recruit Sister Pete, Whittlsey, and Dr. Nathan to be character witnesses at his trial, but Dr. Nathan says she would like to hear Howell's side of the story first. New inmate Yuri Kosygin arrives and Nappa decides to offer his hand in friendship, which he declines, the Sicilians warn his sponsor, Stanislofsky to keep him in line before anything bad will happen. Carlo Ricardo's family visits continue to drop down. Hughes wants to find out who murdered his father. Keller continues to manipulate Sister Pete. Beecher comforts Andrew and helps him get clean; this causes him to turn on his father after Beecher reveals his intentions to him, he tries to save his son by renouncing him. | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | "Cruel and Unusual Punishments" | Terry Kinney | Tom Fontana | August 18, 1999 | Punishment |
| As O'Reilly continues to fix the fights so his brother wins, William Cudney, who has unknowingly been helping him, learns the truth about O'Reilly's actions and when he decides to go to the authorities, O'Reilly hires Kosygin to save him, as O'Reilly puts it. Cyril defeats Pancamo with O'Reilly's help, Stanislofsky is worried about Kosygin's presence so he confesses to Pancamo that it was he who spiked his spritzer with heroine, Kosygin tries to get at Stanislofsky but this ends him up in Solitary for life. As Alvarez prepares to meet Rivera, he sees the deeds of his actions and is crushed. Nappa's new cellmate, Nat Ginzburg, decides to help out in writing his memoirs, Pancamo gets word of this and tries to stop him. Adebisi reveals to Wangler that he has a plan to break McManus and get one of his own kind to run Em City. Hughes thinks about trying for the SORT team while Mukada discovers who killed his father. Beecher, who feels guilty for Andrew's death goes to Said for forgiveness. Khan does not support this and takes leadership of the Muslims. | ||||||
| 23 | 7 | "Secret Identities" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | August 25, 1999 | One's true identity |
| As Alvarez meets Rivera and his wife face to face, Alvarez cannot come to terms of why he did what he did to Rivera. Sister Pete learns that Keller was manipulating her so she could reach Beecher but to no avail, she comes back to feelings that feels she wants to quit the convent. A visit from Carlo's sister, which does not happen, reveals that he will not get no more visits. the COs decide to throw Hughes a birthday celebration, Mukada goes to Glynn and finds out he killed Samuel Hughes, Glynn tells Clayton the whole truth and says that Samuel died at the hands of his stupidity. When Nappa's memoirs are complete, he is given a final last meal. Adebisi makes Wangler confess that McManus sexually molested him and Adebisi goes public with the news, Bellinger, who believes McManus is innocent, tries to get his advice on how she should be executed, who all of a sudden gets a stunning surprise. Adebisi gives Khan a pep talk on fighting his next opponent, in which he is successful. Said tells Beecher that if he wants forgiveness, he should forgive Keller and Schillinger. While he forgives Keller, Schillinger lets him know how he feels. | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | "Out o' Time" | Barbara Kopple | Tom Fontana | September 1, 1999 | The new year, end of the millennium |
| As Christmas approaches, Alvarez decides to go back to Solitary but not before rejecting a gift from his former buddies, which ends Ricardo in a body bag. Bellinger, who is pregnant, decides to go forward with the execution but Sister Pete steps in and convinces Devlin to commute her sentence, Bellinger warns her that she will be bowing down before Satan. Racial tensions are at an all time rate in Oz when after Whittlsey and Howell fight over McManus, he feels that Glynn does not support him very well, and they continue after the final boxing match, which sees Cyril defeat Khan unexpectedly in a brutal manner. As the new millennium approaches, Schillinger gathers all the white inmates together who have differences to put them aside for the moment, while Adebisi does the same with the African American inmates. Tensions are also amongst the staff as well, especially Hughes, after disagreeing with Glynn is fired. Glynn puts the prison in lockdown and the new millennium arrives, Adebisi gets a special surprise in his pod. | ||||||
[edit] Season 4 (2000–2001)
| Series # |
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "A Cock and Balls Story" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana | July 12, 2000 | The U.S. prison system |
| After the 24 hour lockdown ends, things start to go back to normal. Cyril has recurring nightmares of Preston Nathan and Hamid Khan. Solitary inmates start to have rec time, Alvarez finds the true culprit of Glynn's daughter's rape and Giles tries to put an end to both of them. Tensions between Beecher and Schillinger escalate further when Said gives him advice on doing something nice for him in trying to find his other son, this causes a little disturbance with Beecher's relationship with Keller. Shirley Bellinger returns to Death Row after miscarrying and makes new friends. Glynn decides to run for Lieutenant Governor with Devlin. Whittlsey breaks up with McManus and never returns. Wangler, Poet and Pierce return to Em City and target new inmate Guilliame Tarrant. Undercover Narc, John Basil tries to find and get into the drug trade and shut it down. Adebisi puts his plan in motion and gives Tarrant a bit of an edge. | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | "Obituaries" | Kenneth Fink | Tom Fontana | July 19, 2000 | Newspaper obituaries |
| After a shoot out, which leaves four dead, Glynn is forced to fire McManus in order to cement his status as a nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Beecher starts to feel lonely after Keller is wounded, but is in better spirits when Schillinger's other son, Hank, visits him. Hill thinks he sees a familiar face when his new cellmate, Desmond Mobay, aka John Basil, discovers this. The trial is underway but Said is in disagreement when he refuses to cooperate to put on an orange jumpsuit, so Beecher agrees to testify instead. Cramer discovers that at his trial there was a judgement of prejudice involved and asks Said for help. Bellinger starts to have intimacy with an unknown face and gets to know her new cellmates. Dr. Nathan and her in-laws agree to meet the O'Reillys face to face and Ryan discovers Stanislofsky's secret. Hernandez is hell bent on trying to kill Alvarez but he gets Busmalis to take him away. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | "The Bill of Wrongs" | Goran Gajić | Tom Fontana | July 26, 2000 | The Bill of Rights |
| As the search for Alvarez and Busmalis continues, Hernandez has a breakdown of some sorts in which he reveals the truth to Glynn about Hughes giving Adebisi the gun, the arrival of Enrique Morales gets Hernandez replaced quickly. Adebisi gets Said to help with hiring an African-American to run Em City by getting community members to rally his cause of support of Lieutenant Governor. Basil's attempts to get into the drug trade are slim when Adebisi breaks him for good. Cramer's sentence gets overturned. Shirley Bellinger's ex husband visits her after disagreeing about being buried in an unmarked grave only to discover things were not the way they were. O'Reilly and Stanislofsky's alliance seems to go smooth only to see that one is trying to kill the other, an interaction with the Nathans does not go well and O'Reilly feels that he is losing her. Beecher feels some comfort when Keller returns and Schillinger gets a tip about the truth of his son's visit, this makes Schillinger hurt Beecher in a brutal manner. | ||||||
| 28 | 4 | "Works of Mercy" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana | August 2, 2000 | Mercy |
| After Beecher's children are kidnapped, Schillinger gives Beecher an unexpected package. Basil continues to earn the respect of Adebisi, Pancamo, and Morales when he is ordered the task of murdering someone. Sister Pete gets a visit from the Cardinal who says that he understands why and if she decides to leave the convent. Said's progress with Cramer's trial is uneasy with the Muslim population, after Rebadow says he will go free, Said decides to withdraw but Cramer goes free anyway. The new Em City unit manager, Martin Querns, decides to let Adebisi have his way as long as the violence is kept down. McManus returns and is given the job to run Unit B. Hughes starts a hate campaign against Devlin, which concerns Glynn. As O'Reilly tries to find the missing cell phone, Dr. Nathan accuses him of getting raped. Even though he denies this, he accepts responsibility. Busmalis returns and Rebadow is jealous for him not telling him about his escape. Shirley Bellinger's execution arrives and Mukada, who is wondering who impregnated her finds out a little secret before she's executed. | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | "Gray Matter" | Brian Cox | Tom Fontana | August 9, 2000 | The human brain |
| Basil meets an old comrade, Bruno Gergan who threatens to expose his identity, Basil decides to make him his victim with Hill's unexpected help. Word is out on Glynn's brother's sentence but Devlin decides to use this and his daughter's rape to get the upper hand in the election. Querns' attempt at a no violence unit sees him transfer the aryan and biker inmates and make Adebisi, Pancamo, and Morales trustees. O'Reilly meets the person responsible for Dr. Nathan's rape, and he succeeds in getting the cell phone from Stanislofsky. Rebadow starts to become a different man when he asks Morales to kill someone. Beecher and the FBI think that Keller is responsible for kidnapping Beecher's children and his son's death; this causes another riff between Beecher and Keller only to have Schillinger throw everyone off guard, when Mukada tells Schillinger the truth he spares his daughter. | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | "A Word to the Wise" | Keith Samples | Tom Fontana | August 16, 2000 | Figures of speech |
| As more white inmates are transferred out of Em City, Said starts to show concern about Querns' policy. Arif sees Kevin Ketchum, aka Supreme Allah, as a threat but Adebisi sees him as an ally. McManus brings in his former buddies from Em City to Unit B. Nathaniel Ginzburg decides to accept his fate and wants to be executed as soon as possible only to have him die on his execution date. Basil's attempt to shut down the drug trade is unsuccessful when he confesses to Sister Pete about his new addiction. After Beecher discovers that it was the Schillingers who kidnapped his children, he tries to once again forgive Keller but Keller cuts him off completely and he confesses to Mukada about his past in which Mukada says he needs to confess to the police before being absolved, Meanwhile Beecher tries to find a new love with a new cellmate. Rebadow decides who he wants to kill only for it to backfire on him. O'Reilly proves his love for Dr. Nathan by killing Patrick Keenan. | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | "A Town Without Pity" | J. Miller Tobin | Tom Fontana | August 23, 2000 | Prison economics |
| O'Reilly finds a new soulmate in Claire Howell and gets her to take care of some business. Keller extracts revenge on the one that lied to Beecher only to have him die under bizarre circumstances. When Hank Schillinger gets off on a technicality for kidnapping Beecher's children, he wants revenge on Schillinger for hiring someone to kill Hank. Rebadow hears strange voices in his head. Basil continues to go down the path of drugs. Adebisi's efforts to get Said on his side seem successful. And Hughes makes a statement by eliminating Devlin. | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | "You Bet Your Life" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana | August 30, 2000 | Gambling |
| After the assassination attempt of Devlin, Glynn decides to pull out of the election. Basil is forced to confess that he killed Gergan, ending all hope of eliminating the drug trade. Sister Pete finally comes to peace after Keller manipulated her into what she was. In Death Row, African American, Moses Deyell is fed up with his neighbor, Mark Miles and shut him up. Schillinger gets a visit from a strange woman who is Hank's wife. Keller and O'Reilly decide to help eliminate Adebisi's idea of a utopia. Said ends Adebisi's dreams and the two have a fight to the death. | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | "Medium Rare" | Alex Zakrzewski | Story by: Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar Teleplay by: Tom Fontana |
January 7, 2001 | News and the media |
| Following the death of Adebisi, a news crew comes to make a documentary on life in prison. Worrying that they may cover the truth about Adebisi, McManus insists they go after Querns. While starting to follow new inmate, Omar White, News anchor, Jack Eldridge, spends the night in the cell with Cyril O'Reilly who he met years ago and gets a little payback. | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | "Conversions" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana | January 14, 2001 | Converting |
| McManus sets some new rules in Em City. Miguel Alvarez is brought back to prison and Guerra targets him. Howell continues to stalk Ryan O'Reilly, Dr. Nathan comes back to learn more about why O'Reilly killed Patrick Keenan. Devlin's inaugurated for a second term in office, Glynn gets a new secretary while he is struggling with a separation; Busmalis proposes to Norma Clarke who shares a secret with Rebadow. Leroy Tidd decides to convert to Islam but Said, who is experiencing sudden urges of rage rejects him. Schillinger finds salvation with former televangelist, Jeremiah Cloutier. Beecher makes Keller jealous by sleeping with new cellmate, Ronald Barlog who Keller knew years ago. Burr Redding takes control of the homeboys, the arrival of Chinese immigrants gives Pancamo and Morales an idea for taking control. | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | "Revenge is Sweet" | Goran Gajić | Tom Fontana | January 21, 2001 | Revenge |
| Glynn releases Alvarez on the condition that he becomes his informant, Morales gives him the chance to come back if he kills Redding. Dr. Nathan institutes a new drug that will cause an inmate to age the same number of years he serves, The O'Reillys join up to try and get released. Jackson Vayhue is up for parole but Hill arranges for the woman Vayhue almost raped to not let him go free. William Giles is sentenced to death, Said finally accepts Tidd, who is working with the Aryans to kill Said first chance he gets. Beecher and Schillinger meet in an interaction where Schillinger is quoting from the bible. Robson and Hoyt see Cloutier as a threat while Timmy Kirk tries to woo Cloutier. While Busmalis is making preparations for the wedding, his latest tunnel is discovered. Glynn has Hughes transferred to Unit J, a unit they put corrupt cops where Basil is. The FBI makes a deal with Barlog to reduce his sentence if he testifies against Keller, Keller decides to shut him up. | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | "Cuts Like a Knife" | Steve Buscemi | Tom Fontana | January 28, 2001 | Shanks |
| Alvarez decides to withdraw himself to solitary for awhile where he experiments with his bodily fluids. Rebadow speaks on behalf of Busmalis who Glynn allows to get married. Cyril starts to show the effects of the aging pill while another inmate dies as a result. Tidd continues to get close Said after getting his opportunity to kill Said, he has a change of heart. White decides to let everyone know to fear him by stabbing McManus. Hughes believes that he a political prisoner. Before the immigrants get sent back to China, one of them meets Jia Kenmin and makes a deal to kill Morales for killing one of the immigrants. Supreme Allah is released and makes a deal Pancamo and Morales to kill Redding, Redding explains to Hill that he ratted him to cops years ago. Father Mukada returns and is disappointed that Kirk is converting as a true Christian. Schillinger finds out about Hank's death and suspects that Beecher is involved, Beecher offers to die but Keller makes a sacrifice for him which sees him transferred out of Oz. | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | "Blizzard of '01" | Leslie Libman | Tom Fontana | February 4, 2001 | Snow |
| with the arrival of a blizzard, Dr. Nathan is sued by the board of Ethics for misconduct in the aging pill. O'Reilly meets Suzanne Fitzgerald, a woman who claims to be his mother. Hughes continues to cause trouble in Unit J. As Busmalis' wedding date arrives, she leaves him standing at the altar. Mukada and Cloutier have a feud to try to see who saves the most souls in Oz, but decide to have an ecumenical service. Hank's wife, Carrie goes into labor when hearing of the news of his death. Beecher is up for parole and might be released on the circumstances based on his two recent losses. Vayhue decides to stop using drugs when thinking of his roots. Redding goes to war but Hill confesses the danger to the COs based on how Redding raised him. Giles decides to be executed by being stoned to death, a punishment that is said to be cruel and unusual while Deyell decides he wants to donate his organs. Robson decides to finish off Said his own way, which costs the life of Tidd. | ||||||
| 38 | 14 | "Orpheus Descending" | Gloria Muzio | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar & Sean Whitesell | February 11, 2001 | Orpheus |
| McManus returns and has Redding and Morales call a truce. Supreme Allah arranges for Hill to kill Redding, whom Redding disowns. Hughes makes it clear to be feared by eliminating Basil. Beecher talks with Keller, which ends in sorrow. Schillinger learns that his grandchild might not be related by blood. Cloutier talks with the man who killed Tidd in order to save his soul. McManus arranges for a best 2 out of 3 basketball game against Jackson Vayhue where McManus is teamed with Dave Brass against Vayhue and Busmalis. Moses tries to escape at the cost of his life. IRA supporter, Parig Connelly arrives and gets the attention of O'Reilly. After knocking out Jia Kenmin, the staff argue about shipping Cyril to the insane asylum, but O'Reilly convinces Dr. Nathan to try and help them escape. | ||||||
| 39 | 15 | "Even the Score" | J. Miller Tobin | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar & Sean Whitesell | February 18, 2001 | Sports |
| McManus' attempts to help Omar White seem helpless but insists that he will not give up on him. Beecher talks with the parents of Kathy Rockwell in now understanding that he knows how they feel and why he's being paroled. Hughes accepts his fate and asks to be executed for murdering Basil but Glynn refuses. Said continues to struggle with his demons but cannot find any comfort in it due to him assaulting Robson. Schillinger learns that his daughter-in-law, Carrie, was a prostitute and his granddaughter may not be his granddaughter at all. The COs bring give McManus and Brass an advantage in the next basketball game and a scout believes Brass has what it takes to play pro ball, but Morales cuts Brass dreams out. Supreme Allah and Tug Daniels work together to take over the drug trade but Daniels is tried in Redding's court and the result is at Daniels' own life. Devlin decides to suspend the death sentence of William Giles and suspends the death penalty until it is not deemed cruel and unusual. Cloutier exiles Kirk for using physical force on those who don't wish to convert. O'Reilly finally gets the upper on Howell and works with Connelly on what he thinks is the good for Ireland. | ||||||
| 40 | 16 | "Famous Last Words" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell | February 25, 2001 | Last words |
| In trying to get back at Supreme Allah and save Redding, Hill concocts a plan to rid Oz of Supreme Allah. Morales survives a hit on him. Cloutier is forced to resign as minister, and loses his support with his followers, only to try and gain their respect, he offers to help them in their work but ends up bricked behind a wall. Hughes tries to rally the inmates in Solitary to rise up but an attempt to kill Glynn costs Hughes his own life. McManus and Murphy lose the final game to Vayhue and Busmalis and after failing to help White, he starts to wonder if he and Glynn are both capable of running Oz. Schillinger learns of Beecher's parole and vows to stop him from going free, while Beecher dreams of what it would feel like to be free; with his parole denied and Schillinger happy about interacting some more, Said feels the spirit of Adebisi take down Schillinger and Robson. Connelly's plan of blowing up Em City is almost in effect until O'Reilly has a change of heart, the bomb turns out to be a dud, but Oz is still left with a big bang. | ||||||
[edit] Season 5 (2002)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "Visitation" | Alex Zakrzewski | Tom Fontana | January 6, 2002 | Historical figures and prison |
| Oz re-opens after the renovations. Complications leave the Solitary inmates in Gen Pop for a while. Ryan does what he does best, complicating the investigation into Keenan's murder. Beecher, Said and Schillinger agree to interaction sessions. A busload of visitors to Oz skids off the road and many are killed before seeing their loved ones. | ||||||
| 42 | 2 | "Laws of Gravity" | Rob Morrow | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell | January 13, 2002 | The Three Laws |
| Suzanne Fitzgerald begins community service teaching music in Oz. Montgomery threatens to expose Ryan's scheming, but Ryan schemes his way out free of Montgemoery. McManus gives Said a new project, Omar. The hitman that killed Hank gives up Pancamo, and Schillinger takes revenge. The Reverend Clutier continues to influence his followers beyond his infirmary bed. | ||||||
| 43 | 3 | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana & Sean Whitesell | January 20, 2002 | Dreams |
| Redding and Morales forge an uneasy defensive alliance; Keller returns; the Cloutien mysters deepens. | ||||||
| 44 | 4 | "Next Stop, Valhalla" | J. Miller Tobin | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | January 27, 2002 | Norse mythology |
| Velez fails in his attempt to kill Guerra. Miss Sally's Schoolyard is cancelled, and replaced with Sallycize. Schillinger threatens Schibetta. The O'Reily brothers band together to protect Suzanne. Gloria attacks Martinez when he gropes her while she's treating him in solitary. The Aryans attack Lalar. Hill can't stop thinking about his mother's death. | ||||||
| 45 | 5 | "Wheel of Fortune" | Terry Kinney | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | February 3, 2002 | Psychics |
| Said and Arif go to Warden Glynn about Lalar's murder. Angry and full of rage, Said then confronts White about passing drugs. Unsatisfied with White's response, Said beats White severely, which gets Said thrown in the hole. Robson stirs up trouble. Pancamo develops a staph infection. On orders from Schillinger, Winthrop gets into a fight with Guenzel. Schillinger goes to Beecher to win favor only he intends to have Beecher turn Guenzel over to him to be his "slave". Guenzel doesn't want to be seen with Beecher the 'faggot'. Keller discovers the feds have compelling evidence linking him to one of the past murders. Meanwhile, Howell makes her move on Keller. Officer Brass makes off with Rebadow's winning $2 million lottery ticket. Rebadow's ship comes in...for someone else. Hill becomes gravely ill. Redding vows to find out who got Hill back on drugs. Morales deals with his sister's death - he beats his brother-in-law bloody in the visiting room and is thrown in the hole. Kirk is transferred back to Oz from Benchley Memorial and begs Father Ray to let him return to the church as Hoyt is transferred to death row. O'Reilly tries to cover Cyril's legal fees and holds a family meeting. McClain recommends that O'Reily hire a big-name lawyer for Cyril. | ||||||
| 46 | 6 | "Variety" | Roger Rees | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | February 10, 2002 | Variety show |
| The inmate variety show takes shape with Father Mukada as MC and White the featured performer, and with Omar White as the finale. Said returns from the hole ready to apologize to White, and the two turn over a new leaf in their relationship. Robson's painful teeth force him to the dentist, something he secretly fears. The dentist recommends gum replacement surgery. Alvarez wants to give his dog to Eugene Rivera (the Oz guard he blinded). Cyril's trial looms and gets off to an inauspiciously cold start. Ryan is worried and cuts a deal that gets Shupe disabled. Redding continues to search for culprit that gave Hill the drugs. Poet, in an attempt to hide the truth from Redding convinces Busmalis to tell Redding that one of the Italians did the deed. This results in Redding having DeSantos poisoned. Chucky's condition worsens and out of fear, he summons Sister Peter for spiritual help. Dr. Nathan counsels Peter Schibetta. Sister Pete starts looking for Schibetta's attackers only the 3 who know (Said, Beecher, Schillinger) refuse to divulge. tensions between Mukada and Kirk come to a boil when Mukada convinces Hoyt to squeal. In exchange for a blow job, Timmy Kirk has Clarence get someone to burn down Father Mukada's church and rectory. He is seriously injured, and two other priests die. Beecher and Keller anger McClain, who walks out. Howell gives Keller a free trip to Benchley Memorial. Beecher takes Schillinger's deal: He takes the mail job and Adam is transferred to Unit B. | ||||||
| 47 | 7 | "Good Intentions" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | February 17, 2002 | Good intentions gone bad |
| Hill returns from Benchley Memorial but refuses to tell McManus who gave him the drugs. Cyril is found guilty, and Ryan informs Catherine and Sister Pete that he won't ask for clemency. He tells Cyril that he's going to be set free. Behind Ryan's back, Sister Pete, Suzanne, Catherine, and Father Meehan begin working on a press blitz to ensure the public won't let Cyril be executed. Ryan repays the Latinos for amputating Shupe's right arm by provoking Jia into a fight. When Officer Lopresti bullies Penders, Penders tells his dog to attack. Well-trained, the dog rips into Lopresti's throat. Penders is sent to solitary, leaving Miguel as the last of the three dog-trainers. Feeling guilty for his part in Brass' downslide and stealing of the lottery ticket, Tim helps Bob Rebadow track down a match for his grandson's transplant. Keller caught the same bus that took Hill back to Oz, only Keller has permanent hearing loss in his right ear. Sister Pete tries in vain to help him. Meanwhile, a guilt-ridden Beecher admits his behavior to Said, who tells him he has to punish himself by not seeing Keller if he truly wants to atone. Beecher agrees. Vern then arranges for Adam to "escape", which leads to Adam being electrocuted on the barb-wire fence at the gates. Beecher is, as always, guilt-ridden. | ||||||
| 48 | 8 | "Impotence" | Alex Zakrzewski | Tom Fontana | February 24, 2002 | Erectile dysfunction |
| Robson deals with his rejection by the Brotherhood by slicing his gums away with a razor blade. McManus arranges a parole hearing for Miguel. Glynn is outraged and tells the board of Miguel's many misdeeds. Miguel tries, but reaches his limit with a hateful inquisitor and beats him bloody, causing his 50th trip back to solitary. Gloria's guilt over Pancamo grows as he lapses into a coma. McManus tries to comfort her, telling her even doing one good thing, as he has with Omar, makes up for all the crap. Omar threatens Cutler in the storage closet, which leads to a fight and Omar nearly killing him. A betrayed, furious McManus sends Omar back to solitary. Beecher's guilt leads him to come forward with news of Vern raping Winthrop and Guenzel, sending Vern to solitary with the help of corroborating witnesses and evidence. Beecher then defies Said and returns to Keller's arms (through cell bars). Keller is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Rebadow leaves Oz for the first time in over 35 years to visit his near-death grandson. Cyril is moved to death row and beats on several guards (with Keller's encouragement) when he realizes he's going to die. He is somewhat comforted when Pete brings his sock puppet. Morales convinces default-Sicilian leader Urbano to kill Redding. Urbano crosses his path, preparing to stab him, but Hill wheels in front of his father figure, the blade cutting into him. | ||||||
[edit] Season 6 (2003)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Dead Man Talking" | Adam Bernstein | Tom Fontana | January 5, 2003 | Death and the afterlife |
| Augustus wrote memoirs before he died, and McManus gives them to Said and a regretful Redding. Suzanne proposes a production of MacBeth instead of a talent show, Meehan gets the role before dying of natural causes. The Mayor goes on trial for a racially motivated double murder and racial tensions rise. Alvarez and Guerra try make peace after Alvarez. Schillinger and Stanton are released from solitary. Winthrop gets out of being a prag and into the brotherhood by killing Beecher's father. | ||||||
| 50 | 2 | "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil" | Marc Klasfeld | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | January 12, 2003 | Senses |
| Beecher finally gets parole. The reconstruction ends up making the inmates in solitary sick. Telemarketing arrives in Oz, Burr sees it as the perfect alternative to drug slinging and enlists the homeboys. Alvarez tries to make contact with his old girlfriend Maritza. Schiabetta tries to curse the O'Reily's, but Ryan has powers of his own. | ||||||
| 51 | 3 | "Sonata da Oz" | Judy Dennis | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar | January 19, 2003 | Music |
| Beecher leaves Oz. Someone has the Mayor assassinated ... but whom? Cyril begins Electro-convulsive therapy to combat sever depression and schizophrenia. Glynn meets the press about the solitary poisonings. Said attemps to start a bookbinding business and meets with a reporter with a surprise up his sleeve. | ||||||
| 52 | 4 | "A Failure to Communicate" | David Von Ancken | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | January 26, 2003 | Communication |
| Ryan despairs about Cyril unsuccessful appeal as a friend from Suzanne's radical days arrives in Oz. Beecher returns to Oz as a visitor and get's Keller off Death Row. Arif reluctantly takes control of the Muslims and the bookbinding business as Burr has troubles of his own keeping the homeboys in telemarketing. Martinez didn't die of poisoning, he was murdered; Penders threatens to sue about the conditions in solitary and Omar agrees not to, in exchange for a ticket back to Em City. Robson thinks up a way to get out of being Cutler's prag. | ||||||
| 53 | 5 | "4giveness" | John Henry Davis | Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters | February 2, 2003 | Forgiveness |
| Cyril's execution date approaches, while Hoyt is ruled insane and is prepped to be sent to the institution. The Muslims struggle to cope without Said and to run his bookbinding business. Alvarez is bewildered to discover Cutler left him all his possessions. Robson rejoins the Brotherhood. Glynn investigates the murder of the Mayor. Busmalis visits Norma and the baby and they get engaged... again. Keller betrays Beecher to bring him back to Oz. | ||||||
| 54 | 6 | "A Day in the Death..." | Daniel Loflin | Tom Fontana & Sunil Nayar & Bradford Winters | February 9, 2003 | Causes of death |
| Keller is rejected by Beecher and strikes up an alliance with Schillinger. Idzik is transferred to Em City, where he has an unusual request for Omar. Glynn gets closer to who murdered Mayor Loewen as the feds seem to lose interest. One of the infirmary staff has a suspicious record of deaths. Cutler's widow visits Alvarez again. Redding has a plan to get the homeboys out of bookbinding and back under his control. Cyril's execution is set for today... will he get a reprieve? | ||||||
| 55 | 7 | "Junkyard Dawgs" | Theodore Bogosian | Tom Fontana & Chuck Schweitzer | February 16, 2003 | Junk |
| Two new drug peddlers arrive in Oz and try to scrape out a market between the Sicilians and the homeboys, with two different results. Who's side is Keller really on? he pledges loyalty to both Beecher and Schillinger, with a kiss for each. McManus has one last chance to save Omar. Ryan keeps faith as Cyril's execution nears. Alvarez tries to right wrongs and keep in the straight life. Glynn continues digging into the web of the Mayors murder, but his investigation will come to an end, one way or another. | ||||||
| 56 | 8 | "Exeunt Omnes" | Alex Zakrzewski | Tom Fontana | February 23, 2003 | True facts |
| Devlin is accused of being involved in the deaths of Mayor Lowen and Glynn, among others. Prior to the pending investigation, he fires McManus from Em City. Querns replaces Glynn as warden and of course plans to make waves. Brass goes completely nuts and tries to kill Jackson Vayhue (now paroled and playing ball again) after Vayhue snubs him. He's arrested and sent away. Father Mukada learns that Hoyt's rich parents adopted him at birth. Mukada tracks down his mother and they share a loving, tender reunion. As he is also cut off from Cutler's wife, Miguel slips into the seductive arms and drugs of his cellmate, Torquemada. Rebadow and Stella reunite. Pablo stabs another inmate and goes to the Hole (where the poor prisoner is now stripped naked AND held in a restraining chair). Vern is stabbed in the stomach by Beecher. Although Gloria tries to comfort him as best she can, Ryan is barely able to cope without Cyril in his life. Ryan forgives his father for past sins, and they decide to start over. Keller told Beecher that he'd taken care of the Aryans, and those cryptic words come true when a mysterious package arrives at the post office. The contents are a poisonous powder which kills all the Aryans immediately. In Oz's final moments, each section of the prison is evacuated, and every last characters gets on a yellow bus, ready to vanish into TV history. | ||||||
[edit] External links
- List of Oz episodes at the Internet Movie Database
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