Directed by Adam Bernstein
Written by Tom Fontana
Tropes for the episode:
- Anyone Can Die: Wangler, a prominent character for the first three seasons, is gunned down by Tarrant.
- Asshole Victim: Kenny and Pierce won't be missed.
- Bathos: McManus's reaction to Wittlesey marrying a palace guard.McManus: She's getting married...to a bobby?!
- Berserk Button: Beecher attacks Keller when he calls him a bitch as it reminds him of his time with Schillinger
- Butt-Monkey: Tarrant becomes one as he is mistreated by other inmates, Kenny and Pierce especially.
- Closer to Earth: Murphy offers a compromise when the other staff can't agree about the conditions in solitary.
- Everyone Has Standards: Giles explains he stabbed Alvarez because, while he may be a killer, he never lies, and was disgusted with Alvarez for being a liar.
- Evil Is Petty: Schillinger messes with Beecher by confiscating a letter from his grandmother.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
- Ryan tries to find a way to stop Cyril's nightmares.
- Though he was ordered to kill Alvarez by Hernandez, Bevilacqua also attempted it to avenge Carlo as they were cousins.
- Guilt Complex: Cyril keeps having dreams about his killings of Hamid Khan and Preston Nathan.
- Head-in-the-Sand Management: McManus blows off O'Reily 's warning about Tarrant.
- Honor Before Reason: Beecher's insistence on locating Schillinger's second son.
- Manipulative Bastard:
- Adebisi manipulates Tarrant into taking Kenny and Pierce out in order to avenge Jara.
- Stanislofsky convinces Galino to give him his cell phone by making it seem like he has his best interests at heart.
- Pet the Dog:
- O'Reily feels bad for the abuse Tarrant suffers, and advises him to stand up for himself at the first opportunity and tries to get McManus to give him a transfer.
- While McManus's vindictiveness against Ryan causes him to be disturbingly indifferent about Tarrant, he is still sympathetic enough to lend him some slippers.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: Ryan drops the n-word about Kenny Pierce and Poet while talking to Tarrant.
- Pay Evil unto Evil:
- Tarrant kills Kenny and Pierce to pay them back for tormenting him.
- Moses is on death row for killing his wife and lover after finding out she's been married to him behind his back.
- Villain Has a Point: Given what happens in future episodes, Keller is right that helping Vern find his son is a very bad idea.
