Episode 6.5
Written by Paul Mousley
Produced by Cameron Roach
Directed by Julian Holmes
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Natalie Buxton is back at Larkhall having been sentenced to 12 years for child prostitution. Frances is incensed when she learns that Natalie is back under her charge and can’t believe it when she decides to forgo her right to segregation for her own protection. Frances’s reaction is nothing to that of the women and straight away, Al is sent to teach Natalie a lesson. However, Natalie turns the tables and beats Al up before turning on the waterworks and going on to convince the terrified inmate that Frances set her up.
The Julies receive a letter from Janan in which she thanks them, Tina, and Darlene for supporting her protest. Although the Julies are touched, Tina – still suffering from cuts, bruises, and a sprained ankle – isn’t. She holds Janan solely responsible for her ordeal and the fact that her hair is falling out in clumps. The Julies suspect that Tina’s alopecia may have a lot to do with constant peroxide use and advise her to go back to her natural colour.
After a drink in the pub, Frances takes Colin back to her flat. After having her wicked way, Frances reveals that she’s planning on ordering another round of urine tests, only this time with an added twist – she’s going to test all of G-Wing’s POs too! Turfed out into the street, Colin starts to brick it. How on earth is he going to get out of this one? Although he’s preoccupied, he can’t help but notice when Frances leaves the flat. He follows her to a bar and watches her meet up with another man. The following morning, Frances asks Colin out again and is confused when he turns her down.
As well as providing a urine sample, Hollamby has face the prospect of apologising to Darlene for her racist behaviour. As the rest of the women look on in amusement, she asks for Darlene’s forgiveness and promises to show more sensitivity and awareness in the future. Later, Colin waits until Selena has taken all of the PO’s samples before sneaking into the MDT room. He takes the samples out of the fridge and injects a tiny amount of heroin into each one. Neil hits the roof when he is told that all of G-Wing’s officers have tested positive for heroin.
Having tried to convince Kris that she should set off for Canada to try and find Milly, Selena goes to Frances to ask her advice. Frances is concerned that Selena is getting too emotionally involved with Kris’ case and warns her to back off. She does however suggest that hiring a private investigator would be the best way for Kris to track her sister down. Kris herself isn’t in the best of moods, but agrees to help Phyl and Bev when they ask her to smuggle them some rhubarb from the garden. The rhubarb is mashed up and combined with water, sugar and several other ingredients. This new vintage of Chateau Larkhall is then left in the severy to ferment.
Larkhall has received a last minute order for shrouds so the inmates are rounded up and put to work. Natalie notices Phyl take a screwdriver to a faulty sewing machine and offers her a bottle gin in payment if she will ‘fix’ a cutting machine for her. Later, Phyl looks on in horror when Julie S’s hand gets stuck in the doctored machine. Luckily, Natalie manages to pull Julie S to safety, slicing her own hand to ribbons in the process. Later, she arrives back from the hospital wing and is greeted like the returning hero. Frances looks on in horror as the Julies lead the applause.