Episode 4.12 - Appearances Sake
Written by Jaden Clark
Produced by Claire Phillips
Directed by David Holroyd
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Hollamby is determined to be a success as Wing Governor, but there are prison inspectors crawling all over G-Wing and she has Maxi’s corpse on her hands. Her solution to this problem is one that only she could ever come up with: she hides the body under the chapel altar! During the service, Crystal makes sure that her grievances about the MBU and Larkhall’s cockroach problem are aired in front of the inspectors. However, her little stunt is over-shadowed when a tussle with the POs leads to the discovery of Maxi’s body.
Having decided to forgive Maxi for murdering Virginia, Tina is devastated when she sees her sister’s body and gets another shock when her father rejects her at the funeral. The Julies taken Tina under their wing and tell her that there are some things that are more important than family... friends. Tina takes the Julies’ advice to heart and decides that it is time to make a fresh start. In front of the whole wing, she announces the death of Tina Purvis and the birth of strawberry blonde Julie O’Kane, the third Julie!
Cassie and Roisin’s relationship deteriorates even further when it becomes clear that they both have their eye on Yvonne. Yvonne steps in and forces Cassie to admit that she’s dreading the prospect of Roisin going back to Aidan after their release. She perks up dramatically when Yvonne tells her of a sure-fire way to prevent this from happening – maybe it’s about time Aidan found out about their affair. Soon, Yvonne is distracted by her own issues. She is delighted to receive a visit from her estranged son, Ritchie, and even Karen has to agree that he’s certainly a charmer.
Barbara is struggling with the guilt of knowing that Maxi committed suicide after losing a fight and decides to unburden herself on Henry. After assuring Barbara that she is in no way to blame, Henry goes straight to Neil. As a result, Shaz is placed on cellular confinement. Barbara can’t believe that Henry could betray her trust and confidence like that and tells him that she wants nothing more to do with him. Later, Shaz is woken in the middle of the night and dragged from her bed. Hollamby takes great pleasure in telling her that she’s going to be ghosted out of Larkhall for good.
Mark is offered a transfer to another prison, just as Karen decides to accept Neil’s offer to reinstate her as Wing Governor after the damning report from the inspectors. Mark’s willing to turn down a promotion to be with Karen, but after a disappointing night between the sheets, she is forced to admit that his feelings for her just aren’t reciprocated. She doesn’t waste any time after dumping Mark and soon has a replacement in her bed – Ritchie Atkins.
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