Buki may have been rescued at the last minute from a horrible fate in the makeshift escape tunnel, but she still has to face the wrath of Shaz and Denny who aren’t best pleased to see their bid for freedom curtailed. But they are still stuck on the block for the time being and so its business as usual for Buki. She begins by offering to provide Rhiannon with a little something to help her sleep in exchange for her watch. Rhiannon jumps at the chance; it seems that she’s not as innocent in the ways of the world as her mum, Julie J, thinks she is.
Roisin is finding the situation Cassie has placed her in much too hard to handle; she can’t eat or sleep and is in a terrible state. An appointment with the doctor doesn’t alleviate her problems either—he’s convinced that her insomnia is psychological and refuses to prescribe sleeping pills. Cassie is unsympathetic, but she doesn’t realise that Roisin is battling with her conscience—can she really allow her lover to make such a momentous sacrifice? After much soul-searching, Roisin decides that she doesn’t want to go back to her husband and instructs her husband to withdraw her statement. Cassie freaks out when she hears the news and refuses to be made responsible for Roisin or her decision. With no comfort forthcoming from Cassie, Roisin resorts to buying sleeping pills from Buki.
Julie S comes across a doped up Rhiannon and correctly guesses that Buki has been plying her with drugs. She goes to confront her, but is horrified when Buki reveals to her that Rhiannon’s boyfriend, Damian, has been pimping her out to his friends. Julie S is forced into a corner—she wants to help Rhiannon, but she knows that the truth will break Julie J’s heart. Eventually, Julie S is forced to reveal the truth. Julie J is devastated when she learns that history is repeating itself.
Fenner is jealous of the increasing closeness between Karen and Mark. He’s decided that if he can’t have Karen then nobody else will either—and comes up with various devious ways to warn Mark off. After failing miserably, Fenner is forced to go to Neil and outline his ‘concerns’ about how Karen and Mark’s relationship could adversely affect the running of the wing. Neil agrees and gives his backing to whatever course of action Fenner decides on. Karen and Mark are both furious when they hear that Neil doesn’t look kindly upon relationships between his officers and tell Fenner to get stuffed.
The Julies hatch a plan to teach Damian a lesson. They steal one of Rhiannon’s letters and replace it with one of their own. Rhiannon is delighted when she is told that she has a visitor—she definitely didn’t send Damian a VO and assumes that he planned his visit as a surprise for her. In the visiting room, the smug smile is wiped off Damian’s face when they Julies tip the boiling-hot contents of the tea-urn into his lap. Rhiannon arrives in time to see Damian writhing on the floor in agony. The Julies are taken straight down to the block and are devastated when Karen informs them that now Virginia is dead, the charges against them have been dropped and that they were due for release the following day. They are both locked up in separate cells and left to contemplate the huge mistake they have just made.
Neil is gratified when Fenner arrives home early after spending the evening with Marilyn and his children. As soon as Fenner is asleep, Neil creeps into his room and slides into bed with him.
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Episode 6 - Drugs in Prison
