Directed by Matt Dillon
Written by Tom Fontana
Tropes for the episode:
- Blackmail: McManus tries to leverage Said's desire to be allowed to fast to make him drop the lawsuit as a means of protecting Diane.
- Bystander Syndrome: Rebadow does nothing to stand up for Busmalis against Vern.
- Driven to Suicide: Attempted by Alvarez at the end of the episode.
- For the Evulz: Coyle tells Augustus about how he once murdered an innocent family for fun.
- Falsely Reformed Villain: Turns out Adebisi's change of heart was a ploy so he could infect Nappa with aids.
- Jerkass:
- Vern's father Heinrick who had previously thrown his two grandchildren out on the street refuses to put any money towards Andrew's court case.
- Garvey threatens to Fire Dr. Nathan the instant she disagrees with him.
- Kick the Dog:
- Robson mocking Cyril over his rape.
- We find out that Schillinger spits in Busmalis's food daily.
- Lack of Empathy:
- Coyle shows no remorse for his crimes and finds the fact he killed a family who never did anything to him highly amusing.
- Kenny is impressed by Coyle's murder of a family
- Garvey is disturbingly indifferent to the idea of Alvarez killing himself.
- So is Glynn, though this is more understandable in this case due to the rivalry between the men and Alvarez's refusal to tell Glynn who raped his daughter.
- Howell initially shows empathy about Diane's mother's death, but discards it in favor of irrational jealousy when McManus comforts Diane with a hug and time off to grieve.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished:
- McManus's innocent attempt to comfort Diane over her mother's death leads to a jealous Howell attacking him.
- Mukada goes to deliver Alvarez some food and ends up almost being attacked.
- Old Friend: McManus brings Murphy in precisely because they've known each other for a long time and knows he can trust him which is more than can be said for the other CO's
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Said gives Augustus good advice about how to handle the situation With Coyle.
- To Be Lawful or Good: Hill wants justice for Coyle's victims but fears he'll be killed if he snitches on a fellow inmate. He ultimately decides to snitch on Coyle anyway.
- Voice of Reason: Khan prevents a confrontation between Said and Arif.
- Villainous Friendship: Kenny genuinely likes Coyle, being very angered by his transfer out of the kitchen and later his arrest.
- Worthy Opponent: Glynn shows respect for Augustus acting out of honor when it goes against his own self-interest
