Its six weeks since the end of the last series and Fenner is having nightmares as his mind re-traces the steps deep into the bowels of the prison—all he can hear are the cries of Yvonne Atkins—will he keep his cool? The whole of G-Wing is buzzing with rumours of Yvonne’s escape. Di however is not amused—Yvonne’s disappearance has brought her management of the wing into question—she has a strong suspicion that the chop will come, but she’s desperate to avoid it. Little does she know that Fenner is already sneaking to Neil behind her back. Di has more than proved her incompetence and if anyone deserves her job, it’s him.
Two new faces arrive on the wing in the form of Frances Allen and Natalie Buxton. Frances is a sassy prostitute and Natalie is a nervous first-timer on remand for Income Tax fraud. It soon appears that someone suspects Natalie of having a darker side—a note naming her as a nonce is discovered by Tina and an incriminating newspaper clipping is pushed under the Julies’ cell door. Soon, most of the women are lining up to take a pop at Natalie and only Frances’ fast mouth and even faster fists are keeping her out of harm’s way. Natalie is immensely grateful to Frances for sticking up for her and offers her money to become a regular bodyguard.
Costa Con Bev is having problems now that she’s swapped her safe old gin bottle for the full strength hit of heroin. Her partner-in-crime, Phyl, is disgusted by her new habit, especially because Bev is smoking her way through their accumulated stash faster than she can sell it on. Meanwhile, Selena has secretly cut keys so that Kris can follow Yvonne’s route out of the prison. After evading the POs, Kris inches down the dark corridors towards the hanging cell. Finally, she opens the last door, but instead of the exit she was expecting, she finds a brick wall and Yvonne’s decomposing body. In the panic, Kris drops her keys down a grate and is unable to retrieve them.
Natalie is taken for a visit with her boyfriend and business partner, Paul. During the visit, the police pay a surprise visit and find a packet of cocaine in Paul’s jacket pocket. Before being taken down the block, Natalie is allowed to go back to her cell and collect her belongings, whilst there, she offers Frances £10,000 to make a phone call for her. On the outside, the police swoop on a warehouse and find a lorry containing young children. Natalie is stunned when the police arrive to arrest her for trafficking illegal immigrants, but that’s nothing compared to her horror when she discovers that Frances All is actually ex Detective Inspector, Frances Myers! But this isn’t the only ace Frances’ is hiding up her sleeve and G-Wing’s officers are appalled when they discover that she is their new Wing Governor! And if that wasn’t bad enough, what Frances has seen of her officer so far is enough to get them all sacked.
There is a panic on the wing when Kris is discovered missing, but she is later found in a corridor. Sickened by her discovery, she vomits on the floor. Selena is shocked when she hears about Kris’ discovery, especially when she is told that the door Yvonne was imprisoned behind was locked from the outside—she was murdered, and Kris is sure that Fenner is the person responsible. She urges Selena to ‘discover’ the body and find the missing keys. After a failed attempt to retrieve the keys, Selena takes her grisly discovery to Neil. The police are called and a forensic team are soon searching and photographing every inch of the scene.
As Colin injects himself with another hit and the women of G-Wing mourn the loss of their friend, Fenner wakes from yet another nightmare. This time, he is the one trapped and pleading for his life.
Memorable Moments
Frances – “Ignore the bandy old twat.”
Hollamby – “I heard that Allen. You’ve got a mouth like a cess-pit, hardly surprising; you’ve spent half your life wallowing in one.”
Frances – “She’s remand and I’m convicted, you’re supposed to keep us separate…rule-book again!”
Hollamby – “Write a letter to the Home Secretary; ask him to build some more prisons.”
Fenner – “Not got up close and personal for a while have we Yates?”
Kris – “You really should change your toothpaste, can see why Atkins wanted out of here with a smell like that, Spain’s probably not far enough.”
Frances – “You’ve no idea how much I’ve been looking forward to saying this…you’re all sacked.”
Neil – “What?”
Selena – “I found Yvonne Atkins.”
Forensics Officer – “Why would she have closed the door on herself in the first place?”
Frances – “So someone could have locked her in.”
Forensics Officer – “Possible and, if you really want my opinion, probable. She was desperate to get out.”
Frances – “Which would mean that she was murdered.”
Neil – “Hang on a minute; let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”
Fenner – “You can’t jump to conclusions just because of a few scratch marks can you?”
Forensics Officer – “You might not be able to but I can.”
Fenner – “So, she was a real mess then?”
Selena – “Shall I describe her to you?”
Fenner – “Shit, no…course not, sorry.”
Selena – “It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life, because how she died was written all over what was left of her face. To think that someone could do that to her.”
Fenner – “You fancy grabbing a drink somewhere? We could even make a night of it.”
Selena – “I’m sorry?”
Fenner – “I don’t really fancy heading home on my todd just yet…swift half in the club and then we’ll see what happens.”
Selena – “Okay, let’s get this clear, I don’t fancy you, I don’t find you attractive in any way whatsoever, I’d rather stick needles in my eyes than spend one second more than I have to in your company.”
