Episode Report Card Kim: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Unnatural Disasters
By Kim | Season 3 | Episode 4 | Aired on 08.03.1999
Beecher asks McManus to move Keller out of his pod, and move Chip in. McManus knows something is up. Beecher says that he thinks he can help Chip, and he feels sorry for him. McManus admits that he knows Beecher stood up for Chip in group. Beecher points out that Chip has no friends, and Schillinger told his gang not to fraternize with him, so Chip is becoming more isolated. McManus finally relents, but says that if anything happens to Chip, Beecher will be in trouble. Beecher replies that Chip will be "as safe with [Beecher] as he was in his mother's arms." Ooh, Beecher is such a smooth liar.
Keller moves out of the pod, and Chip moves in. Chip thanks Beecher for punching Keller. Beecher says he knows what it's like "to be on the bottom bunk," and then asks Chip if he has any tattoos. Chip pulls off his shirt to show the swastika on his shoulder. Beecher touches it and flashes back to Schillinger burning the swastika on his ass. Chip asks Beecher if he can see his tattoo. Beecher smirks and says that they don't know each other that well yet.
Hill is dressed as a Pharaoh, and attended by three female servants. Hill explains that God sent the Pharaoh plagues as punishment for imprisoning the Israelites. Hill describes how the Pharaoh went down to the river and reached in, only to find that the water of the Nile had turned to blood. To illustrate this point, Hill reaches into an urn held by one of the women, and comes up with his hands dripping with blood. Creepy.
Leo catches up to McManus, and informs him of a meeting in his office, advising McManus to bring a lawyer. McManus is all, "What?" Leo's all, "Claire Howell is suing us for sexual harassment. You should have told me when you told me to fire her that you had been fucking her." McManus has nothing to say in response, so Leo gives him a disgusted look and walks away.
Assembled in Leo's office are Leo, McManus, McManus's lawyer, Claire's lawyer, and some guy representing the state. Claire's lawyer is played by the guy who pushed Vincent D'Onofrio into the subway in the episode of Homicide appropriately entitled "Subway." Just a little trivia for you. Claire's lawyer explains that they want Claire reinstated, and for the employees of Oz to undergo sensitivity training. Good Lord -- if anyone needs sensitivity training, it's Claire. McManus's lawyer says that her client did nothing wrong. Claire's lawyer counters that many prisoners saw McManus force himself on Claire in his office. McManus explains that Claire asked him out; they had dinner, and then had sex. A few days later, they had sex again. Claire wanted more from the relationship than McManus, so he dumped her, and she got angry, which is what the prisoners saw. Claire's lawyer adds, "And then you fired her." McManus yells, "She was fired because she was incompetent, not because I didn't want to fuck her anymore!" Awkward pause. The state's attorney says that they will settle out of court, and Claire can return to work as soon as she likes. Cut to McManus seeing Claire in the locker room. She tells him that if he says one word to her, she'll scream. McManus walks away.