Episode 7.10
Written by Polly Eden
Produced by Rachel Snell
Directed by Laurence Moody
Bev’s appearing in the dock to answer charges for committing GBH against pervy Frank and is sent back to Larkhall to await trial. As if things weren’t bad enough already, Bev arrives back on G-Wing to find that Natalie holds her solely responsible for the cancellation of her outside visit. Hollamby is also back on G-Wing after her ordeal in Spain and feeling rather sorry for herself as her deceased husband has drained every penny from her. With huge debts hanging over her, the future is looking rather bleak, but at least she has Dr Nicholson’s flat to sell. Until she finds a buyer, she offers her spare room to homeless Di.
It’s the anniversary of Yvonne’s death, the perfect day for Julie S to put her plan to kill Fenner into action. Neil gives his permission for memorial service and for a shrine to be set up in the hanging cell, but it looks like this could be his last decision as Governing Governor – Area Management have suspended him pending an enquiry into Phyl and Bev’s escape. He calls Fenner to his office to give him the news and ends up punching the smug smile off his face. Fenner quickly turns the confrontation to his own advantage and after viciously beating Neil, taunts him with the prediction that Area will soon be asking him to take over the reins at Larkhall.
Pat is still refusing to admit that she has feelings for Sheena and is getting sick of Arun’s constant attempts at playing matchmaker. She doesn’t do relationships and that’s something Arun and Sheena should get through their thick heads. Despite her protests to the contrary, Pat can’t hide her true feelings for very long and she admits to Sheena that it’s the thought of her impending release that is holding her back. On their way down to the hanging cell, they pause in the corridor for a passionate kiss and Sheena reveals that she’s in love with Pat too.
Fenner has no idea that he’s now living on borrowed time. All over Larkhall, POs and inmates alike are brewing plots to kill him. Pat sharpens a piece of garden cane and then sneaks it onto the wing, seemingly with Di’s consent. The Julies are making candles complete with poisoned wicks. Darlene and Janine have a secret plan that involves a sharpened thorn, rat poison, and a drinking straw, and Spiers and Natalie are working on a plan that will also incriminate Di. Appalled by the shocking way he has treated Di and sick of the sly digs he keeps making about Bobby Darren’s sexuality, even Hollamby has reached the end of her tether.
Over in Spain, Phyl sells her diamonds for a pitiful 500 Euros and then goes to drown her sorrows with several glasses of the best sherry Jerez has to offer. Unfortunately, the “ignorant Spanish peasant” in the pawn shop was a hell of a lot more fluent in English than Phyl suspected and takes the diamonds straight to the police. Phyl is about to embark for a new life in Croatia when she is arrested by the police.
Down in the hanging cell, the Julies are devastated when they discover dried blood and scratch-marks on the wall legacy of Yvonne’s gruesome death. Now more determined than ever, they set up the shrine and light the poisoned candles ready for Fenner. In twos, the women are allowed into the hanging cell to pay their respects while Fenner keeps watch. After a while, he begins to feel the effects of breathing in the poisonous fumes and slumps into a chair. By the time Janine and Darlene arrive to aim the contents of their blow-pipe at his neck, he has passed out.
In the chapel, the new Larkhall Chaplain, Christy MacKay, is surprised at the strength of the women’s animosity as Julie S makes an emotional speech. Meanwhile, Fenner is struggling to regain consciousness. Realising that he is in serious trouble, he sees salvation in the form of a familiar face, but his relief turns to horror when a sharp object is plunged into his neck. With blood spraying out of his wound, Fenner crashes to the ground by the shrine. He’s face to face with photographs of Yvonne as he dies.