The atmosphere at Larkhall is euphoric—Jim Fenner is dead! Police detectives DI Hayes and DS Hook are assigned to the case, but as they examine the bloody scene in the hanging cell, it becomes clear to them both that finding someone who didn’t want the Wing Governor dead might actually be harder that discovering who did. In the meantime, the women are being held in the chapel while the police search their cells. Julie S is over the moon—at last, Fenner has been made to pay—she can’t understand why Julie J keeps trying to put a dampener on her excitement. Neil meanwhile makes a point of offering his assistance to DI Hayes who refuses his offer—as far as he’s concerned, G-Wing’s officers are under as much suspicion as the inmates.
Her discovery of Fenner’s bloody body has left Di in shock. This shock turns to horror when it appears that she is being lines up as Hayes’ prime suspect because of her rocky marriage to the corpse. In her interview, Di describes the moment she discovered the body, but leaves out the fact that she touched Fenner and then stopped to change her uniform and wash her hands before sounding the alarm. She does however reveal that her husband was having an affair with Natalie. Of course, Natalie is quick to deny Di’s accusations—she wasn’t having an affair with Fenner, he was taking advantage of her. Plus there’s the fact that Di has it in for her, as her previous assault has already proved.
Julie S can’t believe it when she hears that the police are looking for a sharp instrument as the murder weapon—what happened to her poisoned candles? Pat is also acting shiftily, so much so that Spiers insists that she is the first inmate searched. His instincts are proved right when the length of sharpened garden cane falls out of her sleeve. When the pathologist agrees that the murder weapon could have been a piece of garden cane, the onus of the investigation falls on Pat. She readily admits that she was carrying the cane because of Fenner, but rather as a way of defending herself against further physical assaults. She also claims that the blood found on the end of the cane is her own—she cut herself whilst sharpening it. Although Pat can handle the police, she finds Sheena’s assumption that she is the murderer hard to handle.
With Pat off the hook, Di is back in the frame. Now that the police have found CCTV footage of her scratching the words “die bastard” into the side of Fenner’s car, things are looking extremely grim for her. But then a possible reprieve arrives in the form of Janine and Darlene—they have both been overheard bragging that they are the killers—they planned the whole thing out in the pages of their novel. After lights out, a concerned Sheena steals the novel and gives it to the police. Janine and Darlene are taken into separate rooms for questioning and, predictably, lay the blame at each other’s door. Although the novel and the dart that was found in Fenner’s neck are strong evidence against Janine and Darlene, Hayes is still convinced that Di is the killer. But as Hook is quick to point out, all of the evidence against her is circumstantial.
Although Fenner’s death has given Neil a reprieve from suspension, his relief is short-lived. Enter new Governing Governor, Joy Masterton. She’s ex-army and hard as nails and starts as she means to go on by demoting Neil to G-Wing Governor. She then places every single inmate on G-Wing on Basic regime—in the future, all privileges will be earned. Pat is the first to clash with Joy and earns herself early morning calls at 5am followed by ice-cold showers until further notice. The inmates are then ordered to clean and tidy their cells in preparation for an inspection. Natalie is the only one who realises that sucking up to the new Number One is a wise move and tidies her cell with military precision. As a reward, she is allowed a TV in her cell. Hollamby is beside herself with joy—at last, a Governing Governor with balls! She changes her opinion pretty sharpish when Joy limits her and her fellow POs to two tea-breaks a day!
A disgruntled Phyl returns to Larkhall, kicking herself for getting caught. Just like Pat, she immediately gets on the wrong side of Joy and is punished with laps around the exercise yard. Bev is overjoyed that her partner-in-crime is back, but soon sobers when Phyl breaks down in tears, unable to cope with the prospect of being back behind bars. Meanwhile, Natalie boasts about her upcoming outside visit, telling Pat that she will be spending her last night locked up in Larkhall. Pat can’t bring herself to grass on a fellow inmate, even one she despises…but maybe there’s another way she can foil Natalie’s plans.
Di is caught removing the bloody uniform from her locker. This is the break Hayes has been waiting for and he wastes no time in arresting Di for Fenner’s murder. It’s a terrible ordeal for Di who is locked in a Larkhall cell until Hayes and Hook can take her to a nearby police station to be formally charged. Julie S can’t understand why Julie J is so adamant that Di can’t be the murderer. When the news of Di’s arrest filters down to the wing the following morning, it’s the final straw for Julie J and she makes a very public confession to Neil and Joy. Julie S intervenes and tries to take the blame herself over Julie J’s very vocal protests. Realising that something very serious is going on, Pat stands and also confesses. Then Arun confesses too, as does Sheena, Tina, Janine, Darlene, and Bev. As Joy looks on in irritation, every inmate on G-Wing, apart from Natalie, stands up and claims that they are the killer. Assuming that the whole thing is a warped practical joke, Joy orders everyone back to their cells.
After steering Julie J back to the safety of their cell, Julie S is stunned when her friend makes another confession, this time giving a detailed account of Fenner’s death. Unable to entertain the idea of Julie S going down for murder, she chipped a sharp piece of ice from the side of one of G-Wing’s freezers. During the furore that followed Julie S’s speech during the service, she crept out of the chapel and retrieved the ice dagger from the toilet cistern in which she’d hidden it. Then she went straight down to the hanging cell and stabbed Fenner in the neck. The weapon was left to melt on the floor as she returned to the chapel.
Unaware of Julie J’s startling confession, Hayes and Hook lead Di away to a waiting police car.
Memorable Moments
DI Hayes – “I tell you Hooky, this is going to be fun.”
DS Hook – “Well, a Wing Governor murdered in his own prison, there won’t be any shortage of suspects.”
Pat – “Can I go now? There’s a party on the wing, Christmas came early this year.”
Hollamby – “Look at them, like a pack of hyenas!”
Spiers – “Face it Sylvia, no one’s going to be throwing themselves on Fenner’s coffin, not even his wife…unless it’s to hammer a stake through his heart.”
Julie S – “I don’t get it Jue. All that planning—making them candles, talking Fenner into laying the wreath—I had it all worked out. Then someone else goes and stabs the bastard!”
Pat – “I didn’t kill anyone, but I might start a killing spree if you don’t shut up!”
Tina – (On seeing Joy) “Looks like Grayling’s got himself a new girlfriend.”
Bev – “She looks like the ‘Terminator’ in drag.”
DS Hook “What do you think?”
DI Hayes – “That I was right, finding a killer in here is like looking for a tart in Soho – you’re spoilt for choice.”
Phyl – “Look, this is ridiculous.”
Joy – “In the Army I ran ten miles a day.”
Phyl – “And I trust Hitler decorated you with an Iron Cross.”
Pat – “What did you do in the Army anyway, fry bollocks?”
Joy – “How did you guess?”
Neil – “Julies, I’m sorry I really am believe me, but you’ve just confessed in front of everyone. I really am going to have to tell the police.”
Julie J – “She didn’t do it, I did it! I killed Fenner!”
Pat – “No you didn’t, neither of you did, it was me…I killed Fenner.”
Arun – “No she didn’t, I did.”
Sheena – “No, I killed Fenner.”
Tina – “No it weren’t, it was me. I killed Fenner!”
Janine – “No, piss on this! I killed Fenner.”
Darlene – “And me, I killed Fenner.”
Phyl – (To Bev) “It was bad enough before I went away, now it’s a bloody madhouse!”
Bev – “Welcome to the asylum. (Stands up) Actually, I killed Fenner.”
Whole Wing – “I killed Fenner!”
Julie J – “I did it Jue, I killed Fenner.”
