Helen is determined to tackle the high level of drug abuse on G-Wing. She has learned that the prison’s random testing policy is anything but, and she is shocked to learn that her POs test women they know are clean to avoid unnecessary paperwork. Although Fenner and Hollamby are scathing of Helen’s naivety, she decides to make it clear to everyone that she means business by introducing a scheme to encourage inmates to report pushers to the much feared Dedicated Search Team.
New inmate Zandra Placket steps off the prison van. She is shivering from the rain and desperate for a fix and soon becomes agitated by the drawn-out reception process. Sharing her distress is first timer, Monica Lindsay. Although she finds the process harrowing, her biggest concern is her Down’s syndrome son, Spencer—he relies on her totally.
After a miserable weekend spent in the unsanitary reception dorm, Zandra and Monica are both allocated to G-Wing. Zandra is dismayed—she still owes Shell and Denny for some smack she got on credit last time she was on remand—and her worst nightmares come true when she and Monica are taken to the four-bed dorm. As Denny prepares to throttle Zandra, Monica intervenes and slaps her round the face. Denny is stunned into silence and too shocked to respond. It’s then only a matter of time before Denny and Shell get Zandra on her own and violently de-crutch her for the stash she has smuggled in.
Helen’s new scheme has given Shell an idea for a way to get one over on her arch-enemy, Nikki. She bullies Rachel into writing a letter to the DST, falsely naming Nikki as a pusher. It is then only a matter of time before Nikki is stripped and searched for drugs by the sadistic DST. Although Fenner is delighted by Nikki’s plight, the smug smile drops from his face in a flash when Rachel reveals that Shell made her tip off the DST. Fenner is clearly spooked and warns Rachel to give Shell a wide berth. Later, Fenner takes Shell to one side and orders her to stay away from Rachel—if she blabbed to him, there’s no telling what she’ll say next, and to whom.
Both Zandra and Monica are looking forward to visiting time. Monica is desperate to see Spencer and Zandra is expecting to receive some drugs from her fiancé, Robin. However, Robin and the fix don’t show and she causes a scene. This is nothing compared to the chaos caused when the DST detect a drugs exchange and swoop violently on the perpetrators. As the visiting room is plunged into mayhem, a terrified Spencer is left screaming.
The events at visiting time have caused pandemonium on the wing and as a result, the inmate’s association time is cancelled. Helen is now experiencing doubts about her anti-drugs strategy and apologises to her POs for the disruption caused by the DST. Fenner is delighted by this admission of failure and now believes more than ever that Helen is out of her depth.
Memorable Moments
Dawn – “Are you going to the karaoke tonight?”
Nikki – “No, don't wanna see Dockley singing her tits off.”
Zandra – “What's your name?”
Monica – “Monica.”
Zandra – “Ooooh, Mon-I-car! That's interesting, I'm Zarn-drar. Mon-I-car and Zarn-drar, well, it sounds interesting. What would be interesting is if it didn't take half a day to go through this BORING BOLLOCKS!”
Hollamby – “See the attitude? As if it’s the highlight of my day to peer up women’s smelly bottoms.”
DST Officer – “Legs apart, squat down.”
Nikki – “God, it must drive you mad not being able to touch me.”
Nikki – “Who the hell do you think I am? Head bloody prefect? Go and tell a sodding screw!”
Monica – “I don’t trust the sodding screws, do you?”
Shell – “Oi Wade! Did you have a good time with the squat squad?”
Nikki – “Yeah, fantastic…well I did with the good-looking one!”
