Episode Report Card Megyn: F | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT West Suck Story
By Megyn | Season 4 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.20.2001
Switch to the flashback of the unnecessary, where we see Leroy in the midst of the armed robbery/shooting that made him what he is today. Cut to Hoyt and Robson, the poor man's Schillinger, entering the basketball court, where Arif is playing with...somebody. Leroy exchanges a look with them as they start in. Robson tells Arif to let Said know he didn't appreciate being thrown in the hole. Arif just wants his ball back. "Sure." Robson throws it in his face, breaking Arif's nose, and Leroy swoops in to save the day. A guard shows up and takes Leroy to the hole. Leroy stands there, also not showing any goods, and looks not at all worried.
Arif approaches Said's pod-of-contention as Said finishes his prayer to Allah. He looks concerned at the state of Arif's face as he sees the nose splint. "What happened?" Arif tells him that when he understands what happened, all the anger Said feels towards Leroy will disappear. Said just says, "Okay." Wow, that was easy. We next see Leroy being led back to Em City, and they line up to receive him. Leroy thanks Said for arranging to get him out of the hole and back to Em City. Said schmoops, "I have been blaming you for the sins of others -- for that, I am truly sorry." He gives Leroy back his little green hat, which Leroy dons immediately. It looks purdy and sets off both his faces rather nicely. They all embrace. I switch to hard liquor.
In the mailroom of no supervision, Robson and Hoyt grouse about Leroy and how they had to stage the fight, thus requiring Robson to take a punch from Leroy. They plan to get rid of Said and flatten Leroy directly afterwards. Schillinger walks up and reminds them that he wants Said left alone. "What, you want to start a war?" Robson says that Leroy is doing all the dirty work so no one will ever know they're involved. Schillinger: "This is Oz, people have a way of finding out the truth." Robson: "Look, why don't you go thump your Bible?" Vern actually allows this and walks away. Hell places a call for more blankets and hot soup.
Hoyt and Robson enter the library to find Reverend Dylan and, after smacking some poor bastard sitting in their way on the back of the head, Robson leans in and says, "We're buddies with Vern Schillinger." Hoyt interjects, "You're screwing with his head." Robson looks at Hoyt: "We agreed I was doing the talking...let me do the talking!" Hoyt: "Then get to the point!" Robson turns his attention back to Dylan: "First, you get him to agree to that interaction program with Beecher." This time, Dylan interrupts, "Gentlemen, I assure you I did not convince Vern to do anything except open his heart and let the Lord in." Hoyt: "His heart was doing just fine!" Robson snaps, "Hoyt! Go read a book!" Off Hoyt goes. Robson turns back to Dylan and says that Vern runs the brotherhood. Dylan tells Hoyt he understands. They look to him for leadership. Robson says they don't need him for leadership or heart. "When something needs to get done, it needs to get done, without no...what do you call it...moral dilemma." Dylan counters that there are many ways to get things done. Robson threatens him with a promise to meet Jesus in person if he doesn't back off of his beloved Vern.