Directed By: J Miller Tobin
Written By: Tom Fontana
Tropes
- Asshole Victim: Fans cheered Ryan and Yood on when they arrange Howell's tumble.
- All for Nothing: Morales has Brass injured to stop him from participating, unaware McManus had forbidden Dave from taking part.
- Beyond Redemption; Cloutier decides Timmy is irredeemable and casts him out of his congregation.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Omar assaults Beecher because he assumes that Beecher is insulting him.
- Dirty Cop: Two of the guards attack Vahue to give McManus and Brass a better chance of winning.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: O'Reily tries to talk Suzanne out of turning herself in for her radical activities.
- Everyone Has Standards: Even Sister Pete thinks Omar has gotten enough second chances.
- Even Evil Has Standards:
- Ryan comes to defend Beecher when Omar attacks him for no good reason.
- Ryan and Meaney seem upset when Connolly tells them about the "Bloody Sunday".
- Honor Before Reason: Beecher contacts Kathy Rockwell's parents even after being told it is a risk to his parole.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Said viciously attacks Robson when he indulges in Evil Gloating about killing Tidd.
- Pragmatic Villainy: Devlin decides to commute Giles' sentence because it suits his interests.
- Papa Wolf: Glynn won't give up on Clayton, and tries to sabotage his efforts to get himself executed.
- Voice of Reason: Cloutier tries to prevent a war between the Muslims and the Aryan Brotherhood.
- Villain Respect: Tug respects Allah for surviving the shanking.
- Villain Has a Point: Tug calls Burr out on treating Augustus with more leniency than the other homeboys.
