Episode Report Card Aaron: B | 791 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Baldness <> Death
By Aaron | Season 6 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2003.02.09
Who says murders in Oz never get solved? Dr. Nathan bursts into Leo's office, carrying the results of Morales's autopsy. After she announces that he was suffocated, they each take a moment to ponder who might have had access to kill both Morales and Martinez in such a similar fashion. If you look closely enough, you can actually see the little white mice turning the wheels in Leo's brain as he remembers that Morales reported being frightened by Nurse Nasty. They decide to pull her file, but before they can, Dino takes over to inform us that respiratory disease is the fourth leading cause of death in this country. I think you all know what I have to say about that. Sing it with me, folks: Flick…ahhhhhhhh.
When we come back, Gloria calls Nurse Nasty in for a meeting with her and Leo. They tell her that they've been reviewing her employment history, and that they know she was fired from both Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, and -- wait for it -- St. Eligius in Boston. Heh. I thought I was all clever for picking up on the subtle St. Elsewhere shout-out there, but then I went on the forums and saw that fifteen people had posted about it before I even finished the recaplet. You kids don't miss much, I'll definitely give you that. Leo announces that the cops are waiting to take Nurse Nasty downtown for questioning, which causes her to try and bolt for freedom despite the fact that she's currently ensconced somewhere deep within the bowels of a maximum security prison. She gets about three steps before a guard throws her against the wall, and the racial epithet she hurls at Gloria is just about the only hint at a motive we're ever going to get from this storyline. It's also probably best to not dwell too much on how it is that Nasty has been working in Oz for longer than the show has been running, but still never bothered to kill anyone before offing two prisoners in as many weeks just a few scant minutes before the final episode. That way lies madness. And plot holes.