Episode Report Card Kim: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Napoleon's Boney Parts
By Kim | Season 3 | Episode 2 | Aired on 07.20.1999
Hill tells us that Napoleon made his mark on history because they named a dessert after him. I don't know what that means.
The inmates watch a press conference, in which a lawyer announces that he's filing a lawsuit against Oz on behalf of the eight inmates injured in the riots. Everyone cheers and congratulates Said. In Leo's office, Leo and the hacks watch and shake their heads.
It's so hard for me to watch Edie Falco as Diane Wittlesey and not think of Carmela Soprano now. I remember when it used to be the other way around, because I watched Oz first. Anyway, Diane and McManus have a whispered conversation in the stairwell. Diane is worried about "the ghost of Scott Ross" coming back to haunt her. McManus assures her that no one will find out she shot him. Diane isn't so sure. McManus thinks it might be time to tell the truth. Diane says she would go to jail. McManus isn't sure about that, because there are mitigating circumstances: she's a single mother and her own mother is dying. Diane says she might only get fired, and McManus would too, and walks off.
Some of the inmates congratulate Said on his lawsuit. It's dinnertime, but Said has a visitor: Tricia Ross. Khan questions the frequency of her visits, but Said insists that it's for "spiritual counseling." Heh, that's a good one. I can hear the teenagers now: "Mom, I'm sorry that I missed my curfew. He was giving me spiritual counseling!" Another Muslim comes up and says that Schillinger's telling everyone that Said is attracted to Tricia, and his visits might be misconstrued. Said insists that his heart is pure.
Said enters the visitors' room, where Tricia is primping in preparation for her "spiritual counseling." Said enters, and they shake hands. Tricia says that she's become "sort of a celebrity," due to the lawsuit against the prison. She gives Said a picture of herself, but he says he can't accept it because personal items aren't permitted. Tricia suggests that he hide it under his pillow, and Said smiles. He's so handsome. You forget, because he glowers all the time. Tricia puts the picture in Said's hand, taking his hands in her own.
In the cafeteria, one of the Muslims is reading some verses seemingly intended for Said, since he's giving him the stink-eye while reading. Khan brings up sexual desire, saying that it only needs "the slightest encouragement to become ignited." Said agrees. Khan reminds him that eliminating temptation is part of their religion, and that men and women aren't allowed to be alone together. Said looks pissed, but agrees. Back in his pod, Said sets fire to Tricia's picture and tosses it in the toilet. It loses a little something when there's no water in the toilet.