On the other side of the bars, Fenner’s newly betrothed wife, Di, has made it clear to Hollamby that she holds her directly responsible for her husband’s predicament. Further riled by the news that former G-Wing Governor, Frances Myers, has been given her own prison, she very nearly goes into orbit when Neil announces that he’ll be taking over direct control of G-Wing. As Neil outlines his plan for a new era of respect between POs and inmates, Colin is the only one to voice his support. After the meeting, Neil offers to put Colin up for the now vacant job of Principal Officer.

Darlene is still worrying about the voodoo doll she found under her pillow, but Natalie puts her mind at ease when she points out that if anyone, it looks like Bev. Although too canny to fall for such superstitious nonsense, Bev is wounded when Phyl pointed out that she and the doll share a certain edge of roughness. Phyl later relents when she sees how upset Bev is and cajoles the Julies into giving her a makeover. While Bev is being transformed, Phyl comes up with a plan for the voodoo doll.

Tina is having a hard time adjusting to freedom and life on the outside and is soon looking for ways to return to the safety of G-Wing. Her first attempt—shoplifting from a clothes shop—is a complete failure. In desperation, she later returns to the shop and starts setting fire to the stock. She’s arrested, charged with arson and then sent straight back to Larkhall on remand.

The Julies are appalled when they see Ben emerging from Natalie’s cell with a big smile on his face—they thought that he was Tina’s man. Later, they spot him coming out of the toilets wearing a pair of white overalls. Intrigued, they follow him outside and watch him climb into a laundry van. Neil is sceptical of the Julies’ suspicions at first, but when he discovers that there is no-one of the name Benjamin Phillips on the prison staff, he decides to investigate. He follows Ben up to G3 and walks in on him enjoying yet another close encounter with Natalie. Natalie cries rape and Ben is dragged away protesting his innocence.

Fenner quickly finds that life on the VPU is even worse than being amongst the general prison population. He may be safe, but even regular beatings seem a preferable alternative to having to mix with paedophiles and rapists, especially when he begins to fear that he’s identifying with them! Still at least he has a visit from Di to look forward to. Di has news—she’s been contacted by the owner of the lock-up he’s been renting—she’s curious, she didn’t know he had a lock-up. Fenner is forced to tell the truth—he is guilty of the hit-and-run. Di is upset and angry but stupidly agrees to give him another chance. Later, she does as he asks and visits the lock-up. She collects all of the photographs of Karen and the evidence that proves his involvement in the hit-and-run. However, instead of destroying it, she places it in a suitcase and hides it.

Phyl and the newly made over Bev plant the voodoo doll so that Hollamby will find it. There may be no such thing as black magic, but Hollamby can’t argue with the fact that her ‘gyppy’ neck started acting up again as soon as she discovered the doll complete with a pin stuck in its neck. Phyl and Bev continue to have fun with the doll, scaring Hollamby witless in the process. Now with a sore neck and a gammy leg, Hollamby goes to see Dr Nicholson for a check-up and is hurt by his unsympathetic attitude.

Newcomers Janine Nebeski and Arun Parmar are led onto the wing. Janine can’t believe it when she is told that she and Arun have both been allocated beds in the four-bed dorm. She’s still furious with Arun for confessing to their credit card scam and makes it very clear that she’ll get her revenge sooner rather than later. Natalie is not very impressed with the newcomers and tells Janine to get lost when she offers the hand of friendship. She’s got bigger fish to fry, namely, the protection racket that she is setting up with Darlene.

Fenner is surprised when he sees Ben on the VPU, but when he hears him grumbling about his failed attempts to seduce Karen, his ears prick up—could this be his chance to pin the hit-and-run on someone else with a grudge against Karen? With a plan forming in his head, Fenner waits until Ben is regaling his fellow inmates with tales of his sordid exploits before sneaking into his cell and stealing his hairbrush and one of the insoles from his trainers. Next visiting time, Fenner outlines his plan to Di—she is to buy a blonde wig and cover it in DNA from the insole and hairbrush. She should plant the wig in Ben’s van and then tip off the police. Award that she’ll be committing a serious crime, Di is reluctant, but after Fenner threatens to commit suicide, she’s like putty in his hands.

Darlene doesn’t really want a part of Natalie’s protection racket, but faced with her veiled threats, she eventually realises that if she wants a quite life, she’ll toe the party line. Janine however is vocal in her refusal to jump to Natalie’s tune—she can take what she likes from the other inmates but she’d better not go near anything of Arun’s—if anyone’s entitled to her gear, it’s Janine. When she is confronted by Natalie, Janine rolls over, meekly agreeing to pay her dues before begging to be allowed onto the payroll. But Natalie wants to make an example of Janine and does it by stabbing her in the eyeball with a long pin.

After receiving Di’s phone call, the police swoop on Ben’s van and discover the wig and hairbrush that she has planted there. Ben is stunned when the police arrive to arrest him for the hit-and-run. In the face of this new evidence, Fenner’s solicitor has applied for a discharge order…his client is now free to go.

Memorable Moments

Neil – “It’s not going to be easy to change the way that things are done around here. It’s going to take the right sort of Principal Officer. How would you feel if I put your name up for the job?”
Colin – “What, step into Jim Fenner’s shoes?”
Neil – “Be a better fit on you than they ever were on him. I’d make sure you disinfected them first of course.”

Phyl – (Spotting Neil) “By your beds, here’s Gaylord.”

Darlene – (Throwing the voodoo doll at Bev) “Say hello to your new cellmate – Mini Bev!”

Bev – “Dry skin, split ends, circles around my eyes a panda would grieve for…I mean, no wonder they think I look like a sodding voodoo doll.”
Phyl – “You don’t have to be so melodramatic.”
Bev – “I’m not! It looks like something that could’ve crawled out from under my own tombstone.”

Hollamby – “What’s going on here? Get to work Oswyn!”
Phyl – “She’s upset, can’t you see?”
Hollamby – “Good! If this lot reduced you lot to tears more often, it would make the rest of us a lot happier.”

Tina – “Hiya Mrs Hollamby! Bet you didn’t expect to see me again so soon eh?”
Hollamby – “I’m surprised it’s taken you as long O’Kane, your sort always get vertigo on the straight and narrow.”

Di – “I thought finally I was going to have some kind of life. I thought you loved me.”
Fenner – “I do love you! That’s why I did everything I could to keep you out of it.”
Di – “How can I know that? How can I know that anything you ever tell me, anything you have ever told me is true? I always stood up for you Jim, when you were ill, against Stewart, against Myers and Neil, and for what? So that I could marry you only to find out that everything they ever said about you was true? You’re a filthy, rotten bastard!”

Hollamby – “I don’t know, some of the people we get coming back in here. I said we’d rue the day we allowed TV sets into cells. I bet Ruth Ellis would come back for another stretch now if she could.”

Neil – “We’re sweeping all of the bad apples off G-Wing Di, speaking of which, how’s Jim getting on?”
Di – “How do you think?”
Neil – “If you want my advice Di, take advantage of the situation—he got arrested on your wedding day—get an annulment.”

Darlene – “What you doing back in here girl?”
Tina – “I’m an arsonist now.”
Darlene – “Arsonist? What you set fire to, your dinner?”
Tina – “Oh no, no…clothes shop.”
Darlene – “How many more years me have to spend with you, with your snoring in the night? Welcome home girl.”

Tina – “Ooooh! There ain’t nothing like your own bed is there?”
Janine – “You’re a friggin’ freak you are. I mean, you’re actually glad to be here aren’t you?”
Tina – “Yeah…of course, it’s where me mates are.”
Janine – “Sad cow!”

Hollamby – “Well that’s it then, I’ve been cursed. Like Tull said, it’s probably only a matter of time.”
Dr Nicholson – “Oh rubbish Sylvia! How can anyone nowadays believe such superstitious nonsense? Unless they’re born halfway up the Amazon or they’re feeble-minded…”
Hollamby – “It doesn’t look like medical science has any explanation.”
Dr Nicholson – “There are a number of possible explanations – medical, psychological, but absolutely not supernatural. In your case Sylvia I suggest you lose maybe two stone and then see how you feel.”
Hollamby – “I came to see you for advice, not insults thank you very much! I can see I’d get more sympathy talking to a doctor with a bone through his nose than one the NHS churned out!”

Bev – “I don’t think I’ve enjoyed myself so much since that American bought our entire Picasso collection.”
Phyl – “The one you turned out on an ‘Etch-a-Sketch’?”

Natalie – “Now Myers is off my back, I run this place…I’m governor of G-Wing.”