who would most certainly give our Ms. Masry
one helluva headache.
We are cracking down on any kind of drug trade.
But who brings it in?
A Captain.
Boss ordered a shakedown of Frankie's cell.
They found a piece of the Bible.
I'm not gonna let this blow up in my face.
Aaron Wallace is the rat.
Cassius got a problem with me, he gotta take it up with me.
All this stuff with the Bible and the Warden,
he been playing us, man.
You got a plan?
I gots to take him out of here.
Hey, Jamal!
We got a riot in the gym.
All departments, initiate a full facility lockdown.
Initiate CERT.
I used to believe that one person could make a difference.
That a powerful idea,
if pushed with conviction and courage,
could overcome inertia and apathy.
I don't know now if I was wrong, and ‐‐
and maybe I'll never know.
But today, I'm sure of one thing.
Everything I've tried to do here
will be twisted around and second‐guessed.
14 minutes of violence
will wipe out eight months of progress.
And I'll be made to look like a fool.
If I let that happen,
then whatever I stood for, whatever I tried to do here,
those ideas and ideals will be buried for a very long time.
I can't let that happen.
Officer Vasquez was taken away.
Why are these people still lying here?
At least three prisoners dead, one corrections officer,
36 seriously injured.
This is what happens when you apply the softer touch?
There were 150 people in here.
Most of them stayed out of the fighting.
Many tried to help.
Officer Vasquez was pulled out of the fray
by two of the inmates.
A lot of good that did him.
So, this is just gonna be a rush to judgment?
I guess we already know that's one of your favorite tricks.
You'll have your hearing.
In the meantime, my detectives will need access
to all the security footage.
We have four homicides to deal with. Of course.
While you're at it, I'd like you to look into
how Cassius Dawkins got here in the first place.
I don't follow ‐‐
Dawkins was a prisoner at Lubeck, a level four max,
and he was transferred here
when all the reports on him, from every superintendent
at every facility he's ever been at,
indicated that he's high‐risk.
So, you're blaming the entire breakdown
of your security apparatus on one dangerous inmate?
I believe he was sent here
to unleash precisely this kind of damage
to my facility and my program.
So it's a conspiracy. To bring you down.
You're the Attorney General.
Snap your fingers, and you can get to the bottom of it.
I'll see what I can do. Thank you.
Now, if I can get back to doing my job ‐‐
Let me remind you that a gag order is in place.
No one speaks to anyone outside these walls.
There are families waiting to hear from ‐‐
And they'll have to keep waiting for now.
You speak to no one.
I know they took him out of here in an ambulance.
His name is Jamal Bishop!
Look, I told you, we have no information right now.
Not even the hospital that they took him to?
You need to clear out.
It's not good, Marie. There are a lot of paramedics here.
New doctors going in,
and they're not giving us any information.
There's no one there to talk to?
No. No, it's crazy.
Alright, I‐I‐I have an idea.
I‐I'll call you back.
Jazz, I need you to go get ready.
Where are we going?
I think I have a way to get to the Warden.
At least four dead and dozens seriously injured here.
Still, though, no word on the identities
from any of them.
What a disaster.
Any press?
Not yet.
They all still think you're holed up
in your office downtown.
What's your thinking on how we handle this?
With distance.
Safiya over here, you over here.
"No comment" all the way.
Aaron Wallace's wife and daughter just showed up.
Sounds like she tried the main office,
and when she couldn't get past the press,
she came here.
I wasn't sure how to handle it.
Talking to them would be a very bad idea.
Come here. Come here.
I need you to apply pressure.
Alright, people, we got more coming in.
Let's get a move on.
Alright, we're gonna lift on the count of three.
One, two, three.
I can't talk right now.
Well, Marie Wallace and her daughter are here
in my campaign office, and I don't know what to tell them.
Excuse me.
Where's Aaron Wallace?
You think I can keep track of who's who?
I've got his file right here.
What's his condition?
Why don't we just go talk to her ourself?
I think she's trying for us.
Mrs. Wallace? Yes.
I have some information for you.
Hello?
This is Safiya Masry.
Your husband suffered a blow to the head.
The doctors believe he has a concussion,
but he's conscious now.
He's okay. He's in the infirmary.
He hit his head, but he's alright.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I know you help each other,
and he really respects you.
He's supposed to be in court tomorrow.
Uh, I'm sure you know he's due in court tomorrow.
Do you think he'll be alright to come?
Mrs. Wallace, it's way out of protocol
for me to even take this call...
but I‐I think it's highly unlikely that that can happen.
I'm sorry, but I‐I have to go.
I understand. Thank you.
I really appreciate what you did. Thank you.
Of course.
Aaron?
Jamal.
How's Jamal?
He's in critical condition.
They had to medevac him off‐site.
I tried to save him.
I've seen the surveillance.
Jamal struck the first blow at Dawkins.
Then you jumped in.
Dawkins is unlikely to survive.
It was him or us.
That's the real.
You know I'm gonna need something more than that.
I wouldn't do his bidding anymore,
so he went after Jamal to get to me.
Then Jamal ‐‐
I knew there was no chance he'd walk out of there alive.
But why didn't you come to me?
There was no time.
I asked you to help me deal with him weeks ago.
You okay?
Well, I spoke to your wife, and she knows you're alright,
but she ‐‐ she thinks you're getting out of here
to go to court.
The motion for my retrial.
And I'm sure the judge will grant you a continuance,
but you have got to rest.
And we're on a lockdown.
Election is next week.
I can't wait that long.
Do you really think I'm gonna use whatever juice I got left,
when I got the OSI, state police,
the Attorney General breathing down my neck?
If I can't get to court...
I'll lose everything.
Well, if I can verify your story...
I'll do what I can.
Alright?
Thank you.
And when you patted down inmate Jamal Bishop,
you didn't detect anything unusual?
No. I didn't.
But you're aware that it was Bishop
who started the fight, slashing at Cassius Dawkins
with a shiv he brought into the gym?
Yes, I ‐‐
I‐I don't know how I could have missed that.
Well, we were able to see on surveillance footage
and confirmed with several inmates who were on the frisk line
that you told C. O. Vasquez to...step aside?
Captain Foster?
I'm sorry.
Can you, uh...
can you repeat the question?
You told C. O. Vasquez to step aside and go into the gym,
and you took over the frisking.
And then Jamal Bishop walked in with the weapon.
I don't believe I should answer any more questions.
Look, we know you were using Jamal Bishop
to take out Cassius Dawkins for you
'cause Dawkins was coercing you to be in business with him,
threatening you.
Now, if you admit to that, you have a chance to argue
for some extenuating circumstances here.
I got nothing more to say.
I'm gonna hang all this around your neck ‐‐
the drugs, the riot...
three dead inmates...
Vasquez.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be held against you
in a court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
You had to use cuffs?
If you cannot afford an attorney,
one will be provided for you.
Let's go.
See you on the block, bitch!
You gonna hold my pocket in here!
Move!
Most of us didn't do anything, yo!
Ain't no call for lockdown, man!
So much for your reforms, hey, bitch?
Open cell four!
Warden says if you clear medical,
you're good to go to court.
Have I cleared?
Not yet.
You'll have to take this anticonvulsant.
Any side effects with that?
You may be a little groggy, could have some dizziness.
Whole point is, I gotta be coherent in court.
I can't take that.
You suffered two minor seizures,
and there's some concern about brain swelling.
Every six hours, and this is non‐negotiable, Mr. Wallace.
How long's this been going on for?
Off and on about seven hours.
Open four!
Open four!!
Good riddance to Dawkins, by the way.
As soon as you hear anything about Jamal. Please.
I'll keep my ears open.
Hey, it's me.
Aaron? You're okay?
Yeah. I'm fine. What's going on?
What the hell's all that noise?
Inmates aren't too happy about this lockdown.
Well, we're about to head into court.
I got another lawyer to petition for a continuance,
but it sounds like the whole place is on lockdown,
so I couldn't get to the Warden.
I already spoke to her.
She's gonna let me out.
Okay, good.
So, what am I asking for?
A‐As soon as ‐‐
Aaron?
Just ask them to push it back 'til tomorrow.
As long as you think she'll come through for ya.
She will.
Don't let Maskins use this to his advantage.
Jerry.
Glen.
Good to see you.
Why don't we go in the conference room?
I'm assuming you heard what happened at Bellmore?
It was that inmate I got transferred there.
Cassius Dawkins.
He was at the center of the whole thing.
Was that Jerry McCormick from the prison board?
Needed some advice about that riot at Bellmore.
So many competing law enforcement agencies.
Plus, he's got the C. O. union up his ass.
Wasn't sure how they should handle any of it.
Well, seems like we might be able
to use it to our advantage.
I mean, it looks just awful for Safiya Masry,
and it's got to roll downhill to her wife.
Do what you gotta do, but keep us clean.
Of course.
In other good news,
Aaron Wallace was supposed to be in court today,
but apparently, the prison's on lockdown.
Something I should know about?
Uh, Cyrus will be taking over until your hearing's concluded.
Th‐‐ That's not what we talked about.
No, but now that I've taken stock of the situation here,
I see it's the appropriate measure.
So, what's changed?
What have you learned in the last 12 hours
that leads you to believe that I can't manage this?
Well, you confiscated all the inmates' Bibles
and religious books, in violation of ‐‐
The books were replaced, which is in accordance with the regulations ‐‐
You had a dirty Captain dealing drugs here for months
and didn't call OSI until ‐‐
N‐None of this has anything to do with why the fight broke out.
You tossed your C. O. s out of the control room
and lost full surveillance of the gym right before ‐‐
No, they were monitoring the gym from another location.
You're a novice, Ms. Masry.
And you set the conditions for a tinderbox.
Well, so much for due process.
I guess I should expect the same at my hearing?
I didn't create this situation. You did.
So you might want to consider taking some responsibility,
instead of lashing out at the people who've come to clean up your mess.
I don't suppose you've done anything to ascertain
how Cassius Dawkins got to Bellmore?
No.
I'm not particularly interested in looking for scapegoats.
Now, you'll walk Mr. Hunt through the institution,
get him up to speed,
then pack up your things until further notice.
I understand you started a drug treatment center?
Yeah.
Let's start there.
Mr. Wallace is under the same obligations
as every other defendant and attorney
in this courthouse ‐‐
to show up for scheduled hearings
prepared to argue the motion at hand.
He's incarcerated in an institution on lockdown.
She's right, Mr. O'Reilly.
Given the events at Bellmore,
it would be unconscionable not to offer a continuance.
Well, then, the State asks for three months.
Three months?
Our docket's full. It's the earliest we can do.
Well, we had allotted two days for this,
so I'll offer beginning the proceedings tomorrow.
Can Mr. Wallace be here by then?
He said she'll get him there.
Tomorrow it is, Your Honor.
I'm sure you're familiar with the phrase "caveat emptor"?
Yes, Your Honor. "Buyer beware."
Good.
I will see you tomorrow, then.
The men have group therapy five days a week
led by a team of counselors
and also have inmate‐led substance abuse support.
After the 30‐day program,
the graduates move for a week to a transitional wing
before reintegrating into gen pop.
Oh, that's very ambitious.
Unfortunately, we're gonna need to clear both this
and the transitional wing until further notice.
But these inmates aren't a threat to anyone,
and they clearly had nothing to do with the riot.
We're on a complete lockdown. That means complete.
Now, your transitional wing
is where solitary confinement used to be, correct?
Mm. You're well‐informed.
Well, I suspect that eliminating solitary as a deterrent
is what led to the violence to begin with.
And we'll need it now to deal with anyone
who was involved in the riot, so ‐‐
You going to throw 50 people into solitary?
I have the authority, and time is of the essence.
You heard the man, Huey.
Let's go now. Everyone up.
Fernandez, Potts,
these inmates are going back to gen pop.
Let's go!
Listen, where's Wallace?
Is he out of the infirmary?
Pretty sure. Yeah.
Get a transfer order now.
You alright?
Yeah.
Anything on Jamal?
Word is, the official death count's holding steady at four.
So he and Dawkins must have survived for now.
Yeah.
Thanks.
Get your stuff together.
You're out of here in 20 minutes.
What?
They're gonna hold you at Rikers tonight.
Court tomorrow.
Guess Masry came through for you.
Anybody who was in the fight, you're going in the hole.
In the hole, Nazi boy.
I got one going out.
What are you talking about?
I got a transfer order for Wallace.
Supe just said no one leaves.
Supe signed the order.
This is signed by Masry.
It's just an overnight at Rikers
so he can get to court tomorrow.
This is my only chance.
I could catch a lot of heat for this.
I'll take it if it comes to that.
Alright. Go ahead.
Thanks.
What's going on?
Are you gonna open the gate or what? Come on. We gotta move.
Sure does smell like bacon in here.
A guy like you in prison?
Oh, they gonna have fun with you!
What the hell'd you do, Little Piggy?
You want to take me, lowlife?
Huh? Look at you!
Both of you, shut up.
Scary, huh?
Let's go, Foster.
Is that blood on your hands?
You made bail.
Look at that. It's your lucky day.
Thank God you're okay.
I'm fine.
Just want to get out of here.
I know you don't like me much.
And I know you don't think I was much of a father.
But we share a name.
And you just took it from me.
I heard you wanted to see me,
and I assumed it was the kind of conversation
where you might want some privacy.
I know that you're going through
the surveillance footage from the riot,
so I wanted to tell you what you're probably gonna find.
I'm listening.
You're gonna see me handing a book to Captain Foster
in the hallway across from the gym.
About 20 minutes before?
You already saw it.
Nobody's onto it yet.
But all that chatter about you being the one
who helped Jamal get his hands on that shiv...
Where'd you hear that?
Oh, people talk.
Especially when they're heavily medicated.
Well...people talk crazy when they're medicated.
I appreciate you coming to me about the Bible.
I'll make sure it gets buried.
But you know what that means?
You're mine now.
I got one coming in.
Special housing needs?
No.
Security level.
Three. It's on there.
He got clearance on here for that head thing?
Needs one of these every six hours.
We don't take medical dumps here.
I'm fine.
I've seen you.
You been here before?
It's Aaron Wallace. He's going to court tomorrow.
Thought I recognized you.
Take him to C Block.
Welcome to Rikers.
Ma'am?
You can wait outside. Thank you.
Bringing me here
with Hunt having this whole place on lockdown
seems like a risk for you, ma'am.
Well, I couldn't leave without saying goodbye.
Word is, you're getting your hearing.
Can't say I'm too confident about getting a fair shake,
but...
They'd be fools to put this on you.
My father used to say that if you're attacking a problem
you can solve in your lifetime, you're thinking too small.
Wise man.
The inmates ‐‐ they look up to you.
They're gonna need you now more than ever.
I'll do what I can. I can promise you that.
Thank you.
There's something you should know.
What I've been hearing.
Jamal wasn't supposed to go after Cassius.
He was supposed to take out Aaron Wallace.
What?
Dawkins thought he was a rat.
And Foster knew this?
That's why he let Jamal in with the shiv.
And Jamal played him.
Thank you for telling me.
Better get you back to your cell.
Yes, ma'am.
I hope to see you again.
What's the status of the lockdown?
Ms. Masry, does this mean you're being released?
Ms. Masry, how many people are dead?
Are you stepping down?
Hey.
You realize I have been in a four‐hour meeting
talking about what to do with you.
I'm sure Jerry McCormick has plenty to say about that.
Actually, he has been remarkably quiet.
That's because he's partly responsible for this.
What are you talking about?
It's better if I don't get into it with you.
Not until I have proof.
But I do need your help.
As you can see here, Bishop comes at Dawkins,
then Wallace rushes in to help.
Mm‐hmm.
Just heard from one of the C. O. s at the release post.
They said Wallace was transferred to Rikers for the night.
Aaron Wallace?
That Aaron Wallace?
Thank you.
Hey.
The only way I could swing this meeting
was claiming to be your lawyer. Thanks.
I'm so sorry. I couldn't get Marie and Jazz in.
How they doing?
They're fine. Good.
They must have been scared.
We all were.
From the looks of you, we had every right to be.
Nah. Looks worse than it is.
I take it you were more or less an innocent bystander?
Otherwise, she couldn't let you out?
You know me.
I'm a lover, not a fighter.
Well...
you got more fight in you than anyone I've ever known.
Which is saying a lot.
Tomorrow's the day.
You ready?
Ready or not...
it's time.
Hello?
Hey, Jazz. It's Henry Roswell.
Did you see him? How's he doing?
He's doing fine.
A little banged up, but he's gonna be good.
Did you tell him we're all gonna be there tomorrow?
Of course. And he's ready, and he's gonna kill it.
Hey, listen, I got a call coming in from the other lawyer.
I gotta tell her the plan.
Okay. Thanks.
I'll see you in the morning, kiddo.
All good.
He says he's alright.
I'm sure he is, sweetheart.
Come here.
Hmm.
Wallace? He's down here.
Late night, huh?
Tell me about it.
Up and at 'em, Wallace. Let's go.
What's going on?
Grab your stuff. Come on.
Nah, man. You're mistaken.
Orders from the Warden.
Back to Bellmore.
You got it wrong.
Call Bellmore. Call the Warden.
What's wrong with you?
I'm coming from Bellmore. Orders are to bring you back.
No, that's not possible.
Masry's out, man.
Hunt's back in.
It's all going back to the way it was before.
Come on, man. Don't make this harder than it has to be.
What's going on? I haven't even changed yet.
Why are you taking me here?
I need my file.
Not in solitary you don't.
So, you're telling me 32 years
and I'm not getting any support here?
After everything I've done?
Well, that's not much of a union, then, is it?
It's time for your medicine.
Sorry you got put in here.
Everyone who was a part of the fight
is either in solitary or in the infirmary.
Hey.
I need you to make a phone call for me.
Henry Roswell. You know who he is?
I can't do that, man.
Look, please.
They think I'm gonna show in court tomorrow morning.
If I don't, they throw the whole thing out.
Everything I worked for.
But if he gets a heads‐up...
maybe he can do something about it.
You know there's a new sheriff in town,
and he is not messing around.
Okay, what you want? Money.
I got 500 bucks for you to make this call.
A thousand.
Damn, man. It's not about money.
Well, then do it. Please. I'll try.
Alright?
No promises.
Please.
Hey, I got rights!
Hey, get the prison rep!
You can't do this to us!
I got rights!
Hey, yo.
Get up, man.
No.
Come on, man.
I ain't do all of that for you
to have you go and give up on me now.
There's nothing left to do.
It's all just...
Stop it, now.
Just be still.
Oh, Marie.
Shhhhhhh.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry for everything.
Shhhhhhhhh.
I should have been more honest with you.
You made a mistake, baby.
You're only human.
Listen to her, man.
She knows where it's at.
That's right. I do.
Look at all the good you've done here.
Jose, Nathan, Easley.
You're becoming the man you were meant to be.
And I'm gonna need you, too.
Who are you?
I'm Aaron.
I'm your grandson.
I need you to be a part of my life.
We all need you, Dad.
Sweetheart.
We need you home.
Hey.
Look at this.
It's a copy of the original transfer order
for Cassius Dawkins,
authorized by Jerry McCormick.
"Adjusting well to c‐‐"
"No known gang affiliations"?
It's full of lies.
Well, how'd you get this?
Captain from Lubeck. Friend of Janet's.
So, what now?
Well, now, I leverage this
to retain my job and save my reforms.
What if you can't have both?
Oh, it's Tom.
Take it.
You're not still there at this hour, are you?
When?
Yeah. Well, thanks for telling me.
Bye.
Captain Foster shot himself.
He's dead.
Ma'am.
I drove by Captain Foster's house.
Wanted to pay my respects, but...
I knew there was no chance his family wanted me there.
I'm sorry about that.
We all should have gave you more of a chance.
Everyone knows that Foster let Jamal come in with the shiv.
But what it looks like now
is that Foster used Jamal to try to kill Cassius Dawkins.
Now, that's not true, ma'am.
Captain Foster made a mistake, but ‐‐
I‐I‐I know what really happened, Huey.
It was Cassius coercing Foster
to try to take out Aaron Wallace.
Now, if I can show that Foster was under duress,
he was afraid for his own life,
then we can save what's left of Foster's reputation.
And his pension.
Dawkins sent men to Foster's house.
Threatened his family.
He was over a barrel.
You willing to put that in writing?
It's our understanding that a superintendent
did approve Mr. Wallace's appearance,
but that due to bureaucratic issues ‐‐
Oh, you gotta be kidding, right? He was on the bus.
Look, he's not here.
We believe any moment now that Mr. Wallace ‐‐
It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is if he's here.
Come on, come on, come on, come on. Pick up.
Hello?
Safiya.
Henry Roswell here.
I got a big problem.
Yeah, you and me both.
That prick Cyrus Hunt reversed your order,
sent Wallace back to Bellmore, threw him in the hole.
How'd you even hear about this?
One of the guards just called, tipped me off.
I'm standing outside the courtroom right now
where Wallace is supposed to appear.
You got to be able to get a continuance.
Judge offered one yesterday.
We refused it because we were sure you'd get him here.
I'm vamping.
I bought ourselves a few hours,
but if we don't get him here today,
she could toss the whole motion.
It could set him back years.
No. I'm waiting for it to get started.
Gotta call you back.
I know you've probably been waiting for this day for a long time.
Come on, Safiya. Let's not be melodramatic.
Oh, I'd try, except it turns out
that this is one of those moments you couldn't write.
The, uh, corrupt Commissioner of the Board
prepared to sit in judgment on the neophyte
he helped to bring down.
You lost me at hello, kiddo.
I have the documents from Lubeck right here in this folder.
Uh, the transfer papers for Cassius Dawkins,
which you authorized and then tried to bury.
You wanna see?
Oh, look. Oh.
"Adjusting well to custody."
"No transfer restrictions."
So, you want your job back?
No, Jerry.
I‐I know I'm damaged goods at this point.
I'd just be going back with my hands tied.
But unlike you, I believe in something.
So, here's what's gonna happen.
You're gonna stop Cyrus Hunt from overturning my reforms.
No, as a matter of fact, you're gonna find his replacement
in the next six months.
Someone moderate, less likely to ruffle feathers than me,
but someone who will maintain what I started
and build on what I've done incrementally,
without fanfare but with real progress.
As long as you do that,
these papers stay in my drawer.
Blackmail.
Quid pro quo.
Oh.
And one more thing.
Regarding Aaron Wallace.
Time to get you on the bus.
Come on. Let's go.
I still don't know
if one person can really make a difference.
But I do believe that when your turn at trying is over,
the only thing to do
is to pass the baton to the next person in line...
...and hope that they have
the same conviction and determination
that you aspire to.
And one thing's for certain.
No one who ever met Aaron Wallace
doubted him on those counts.
So, maybe that was my work for this day.
To make one moment possible,
where justice and light could emerge through the darkness.
Mr. Wallace.
Apologies for being late, Your Honor.
Let's get to it.
Madam Justice, my name is Aaron Wallace.
If it may please the court,