Unable to come up with £50,000 to pay for bail, Di is placed on remand. She is told that because of her knowledge of the security procedures at Larkhall, she will be sent to another prison. In desperation, Di contacts Neil and pleads with him to pull some strings—she’s convinced that she can ferret out Fenner’s killer. Hollamby is unsure of how to react when Di arrives in reception, she wants to do everything she can to help her friend, but is not totally convinced of her innocence. Refusing to entertain the idea of being placed on the VPU, Di insists on being allocated a cell on G-Wing where several of the inmates are beside themselves at the thought of lording it over an ex-screw. Still, Di is sure that she’ll be able to handle herself—the fact that she’s accused of killing Fenner should guarantee her a somewhat easier ride than most POs behind bars could expect.

Spiers is on escort duty for Natalie’s long-awaited visit with her brother Clive and her terminally ill nephew in a nearby hotel. Spiers immediately sees straight through the happy families act that Natalie and Clive put on and realises that the whole thing is just a ploy to get her out of Larkhall. Still, he’s amenable to the idea of them having sex and, as soon as Clive is gone, he bends her over the bed. Afterwards, Natalie goes to the bathroom and retrieves the can of mace that Clive has presumably hidden for her. She aims a jet of it into Spiers face and then cuffs him to a piece of furniture. Canny Spiers has hidden a key in his sock and manages to free himself and then set off in pursuit. But when he reaches the hotel foyer, he finds that the game is already up for Natalie. Pat has arranged for a group of protesters to picket the hotel and they impede her escape. Back at Larkhall, Natalie is philosophical and smugly points out to Pat that there’s a good chance she’ll be released at her upcoming appeal anyway.

Julie S is beginning to realise that all is not well with Julie J. She seems strangely disassociated from G-Wing and keeps forgetting that she’s in prison. Meanwhile, Di is on a mission to clear her name and is thrilled when Julie J confesses to Fenner’s murder. However, Di’s bid for freedom takes a terrible turn when Julie starts to lose it whilst giving her statement. After lock-up, Julie completely flips and physically attacks Joy when she tries to calm her down. Julie S is distraught when her best friend is dragged off down the block. Although Neil is convinced that Julie J is experiencing a severe mental breakdown, Joy refuses to even consider the idea, adamant that a night on the block and a cold shower first thing in the morning will sort her out.

Joy has introduced yet another new scheme to G-Wing—the cellmate system. Now, inmates with long sentences will now share cells with inmates nearing their release date. By implementing this system, Joy hopes that the good behaviour of their new cellmate will rub off on some of the more troublesome elements on the wing. Pat is appalled when she discovers that the new system means she’ll be sharing a cell with Sheena on the last night before her release. Pat is determined not to give into her feelings, but the two women are unable to help themselves and passion quickly takes over.

Spiers is forced to answer some awkward questions about the incident at the hotel, but convinces Joy that he managed the situation adequately. He’s concerned that Natalie is having trouble facing up to her crime and suggests that she be allowed to meet with one of the protesters. After conspiring with Pat, Spiers arranges for Natalie to speak with Iga Lukasiak, a woman who left her native Poland and ended up spending 6 years working as a prostitute and living as a virtual prisoner in London. When Spiers leaves the two women alone, Iga presses Natalie for answers and makes her lose her temper. Natalie doesn’t care about what Iga, or any of the girls she forced into the sex trade went through. What bugs her is the fact that she provided them with food, work, and a roof over their heads and didn’t even get thanked for it. Iga calls Natalie evil and then leaves the room. Natalie is impressed with her performance, but then she’s totally unaware of the fact that Iga has taped their entire conversation.

With Tina and her tea-trolley acting as a go-between, Iga manages to pass the tape onto Pat. Natalie still cockily believes that her conviction will be quashed at appeal, but her attitude drains away when Pat plays the tape for the benefit of the whole of G-Wing. Natalie runs back to her cell with the other women’s chant of “nonce” ringing in her ears. Spiers follows Natalie up to her cell. She tries to threaten him but he turns the tables—now that all of the other inmates are against her, she’d better work extra hard at keeping him sweet.

Although the sight of Julie J hallucinating that she is talking to her children isn’t enough to convince Joy that the inmate is experiencing a full-on mental breakdown, she is unable to refuse a request from Di’s solicitor that she should be examined by a psychologist in order to assess her ability to stand trial. After examining Julie J, the psychologist informs Di’s solicitor that any confessions she has made should be dismissed as unsafe—in her professional opinion, Julie J is mentally unfit to make a statement. Di is distraught when she learns that Julie J will be transferred to a secure hospital for treatment, as is Julie S when she hears the news and she begs to be allowed to say goodbye. She is heartbroken when Julie J flips out again and punches her in the face.

Although she’s missing Pat, Sheena is overjoyed to be reunited with her baby son, Dylan, and grateful to Colette for putting her up. Sheena is forced to get in touch with Dylan’s father, Brendan, to retrieve some of her belongings. He takes the news that she is seeing someone else calmly, but then he does have other things on his mind, namely, the bagful of smack he’s hoping Sheena will stash for him. Sheena flatly refuses—she wants nothing to do with drugs—but Brendan decides to hide his gear in a cupboard in the hallway without her knowledge. Colette notices what Brendan is up to and has no choice but to call the police. After finding Brendan’s drugs, the police arrest Sheena and take her back to Larkhall.

As Di looks forward to the prospect of being convicted of a murder that she didn’t commit, Julie S is weeping as she looked over at Julie J’s empty bunk. Shipped out and isolated, all poor Julie J can see is the haunting face of Jim Fenner preying on her mind.