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(easy-going country music)

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Oh!

All right, take that! I got it, I got it!

Pass it over here, come one!

Come on, pass it over! You can't get it.

Come on, Scott.

Come on, Scott, show me some moves.

Do it, come on, babe.

Hey, Mom! Hey, Mom,

the jaguar's rolling into the garage.

What?

All right!

Oh, you!

Baby! Pass it over!

Abby, girl, we've been had!

Not for long!

Oh!

Oh yes! All right!

Way to go, Mom!

Don't tell anybody you tied us wearing high heels.

Only if you stop terrorizing me about that car.

My boss only loaned it to me

until I get my car fixed.

One scratch on it and I'm dog food.

Unemployed dog food.

Mom's pretty good, huh Scotty?

Yeah, real good.

Prison taught her a lot of new tricks.

So that's it?

Well, guess what?

You can pound me into the ground.

I'm still gonna be an ex-con.

I suggest you give up the agony

and move on with your life like I'm trying to do.

By making embarrassing speeches?

Shut up, Scott.

Hey, hey.

Your school counselors asked me

to talk to the assembly.

You knew I was going.

I thought you were gonna talk about jobs.

Did you have to tell them you'd been in prison?

Maybe the truth about my mistakes

will keep other kids from wrecking their lives.

It ruined mine.

Scotty, please.

Scott.

(train horn honking in distance)

So, did I embarrass you too?

Did I?

I'll talk to him.

He'll be okay.

(Alice sighs)

(upbeat rock music)

Your hair's getting really thick.

Looks more and more like your dad's.

I don't remember his hair.

How could you remember?

Babies can't remember.

Where do you think he is now?

Auntie June heard he was living in Demount.

You think he'll ever come home?

I don't think so.

My using drugs made life very hard for your father and me.

We said our goodbyes a long time ago.

Can we turn it down?

I can't hear myself think.

You know what they say.

If the music's too loud,

the babysitter's too old.

(Abby laughs)

Abby, honey, go tell your brothers

to give your grandmother a little quiet

and I'll make some fudge ripple sundaes.

Yum!

Jason, Scotty, Grandma wants you to turn it down.

She's gonna make sundaes! So where are you going

all dolled up?

You know perfectly well I have a date.

It's Thursday.

Mom's one night out.

This too fancy?

For bowling? Definitely.

Who said anything about bowling?

Well, you never tell me any details

so I figured I'd guess.

You're not seeing any of those old friends, are you, hon?

Don't worry, Mamma.

The friend I'm seeing isn't into trouble.

He gets high on bad Chinese.

(both laughing)

(smooth music)

(Alice giggling)

How long we been doing this?

About 45 minutes. Why?

No, how many years has it been?

Well we first did it 20 years ago this coming August,

the night before my first trial.

Rookie lawyer takes advantage of drugged out lonely kid.

They discover they have incredible sexual chemistry.

No matter how hard they try,

they can't break it off.

It'd make a great book, don't you think?

A book? What are you talking about?

All we've been through together.

My convictions, your marriage.

My paroles, your marriage.

My divorce, your marriage.

(laughs) It'd be a good soap opera.

Maybe I sell it, I'll get out of debt.

Yeah well, maybe you can just forget it.

What's wrong?

Talking about anything

that could ruin my chances

of making partner in my firm is not funny.

Protecting my image.

My family demands your ultimate discretion.

Do you understand?

Of course. What's wrong with you?

Your mouth and your attitude.

Hey.

I was just playing.

It's just you've gotten

so damn independent lately.

You've changed.

You know as well as anyone

the stigma of prison record.

You've done all right.

That's only 'cause my boss is an ex-con.

He wasn't afraid to hire me.

He wasn't afraid to give me a break.

You say independent as though it were a dirty word.

I say it with pride.

No.

You say it with rage.

Your anger runs you.

It runs you and scares me, Alice.

I think you'd do just about anything

to get even with the system.

No matter who'd go down in the process.

(juicer whirring)

Real orange juice has funny little pieces in it.

Well, pieces are what make real orange juice real.

It's good for you.

Drink it.

Oh, I'm gonna be late.

I'm tutoring today.

Scotty has a basketball game today.

3:30 right, Scott?

Am I still allowed to come?

I'll be on time.

You said that last time.

Well last time I was selling a fully-loaded convertible.

There was no way I could leave

and not blow the a sale.

So you blew off my game.

Scotty, don't turn this into something ugly.

You want me there today or not?

I don't really care.

I remember you saying practically the same thing to me.

He's ready to go off the deep end.

Well I won't let him.

Mom.

He'll be okay.

What makes you think you've got a vote?

It comes with a four liter six cylinder

aluminum block engine.

It delivers 223 horsepower at 5200 RPMs.

Corners like a dream.

Yes, may I help you?

I'm sorry.

I need you to excuse me for a minute.

Hello, again.

The model you looked at is parked outside.

Didn't I tell you not to come here?

I'm sorry, but I had to.

I don't wanna hear it.

He'll kill me this time.

Morning, Alice.

I took his money, I did all of his drugs.

Alice, if you just take me

to return this merchandise for cash,

I'll put the money back and he'll never know

the difference. No.

Alice, just help me say the right thing

to get the sales people to refund my money.

No.

He took the car.

I just need you to give me a ride.

No way.

I have a job and a basketball game I cannot miss.

Look, I'm not into that scene anymore.

You told me in prison

if I ever needed help on the outside

you'd be there for me.

Alice, please.

Please, don't send me away.

If you're messing with me,

if you're even thinking-

Alice, I swear to god I'm on the level.

I swear to god. Please, help me.

(horns honking)

Never again.

I want you to promise me

we'll never go through this ever again.

Hold it, lady. You're under arrest.

For double parking?

Try shoplifting.

(tense music)

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will...

I didn't do anything.

I wanna plead not guilty and go for a jury trial.

Maybe real people will believe how this came down.

It'll take two and a half years

to go to a jury trial and you'll wait in jail.

If you plead guilty-

But I didn't do anything.

You were there

associating with a known felon.

Whose side are you on anyway?

Sweetheart.

Judge Fitchner and I are buddies.

You plead guilty and

I'll get him to hand down an extended probation.

August '88.

Embezzlement, two counts.

May 1989.

Credit card fraud.

I didn't steal to feed my babies

because I had a choice.

I was put back on the street with 50 lousy bucks.

Counselor, the court is not inviting any dialogue.

Yes, Your Honor.

I'm being judged for past crimes.

The latest offense, shoplifting.

Your Honor, I have known the defendant several years,

having supervised her pretrial.

Even though she has a history with drugs,

I have found her to be conscientious

and, for the most part, cooperative.

For the most part?

She has young children to care for

and no husband to help her.

I request you show mercy in this case

and grant her extended probation.

Mrs. Needham, before I pronounce sentence

do you wish for any reason to withdraw your plea?

No, sir.

Upon defense request

I have reviewed the character reference

and agree that Ms. Needham

has a very poor ability to inhibit her behavior.

(suspenseful music)

Therefore, Ms. Needham,

on your non-negotiated plea of guilty,

this court sentences you to five years.

What?

Bailiff.

You did this.

You needed me to plead guilty

to get me out of your way,

you lousy sleeze bag!

You turned me in to save your precious promotion,

your partnership!

Mamma!

My daughter didn't do anything!

(tense music)

Take care of my babies.

Tell them I love them.

You tell them I'll call them as soon as I can.

Tell them to do their homework.

Tell them...

Oh my God.

(Alice sobbing)

Tell them I'm sorry.

Tell them I'm sorry, Mamma.

(easygoing music)

Of all the folks that I didn't wanna see.

I don't know how I'm gonna make it this time, Marge.

Go along with Warden Henley's program,

whatever the program might be.

That son of a bitch still here?

He's not happy you're back.

Just do what he says.

Look at who's back.

If it ain't white trash herself.

Must be she missed our company.

Cut the crap, Sondra. Do your job.

You oughta watch your mouth, bitch.

Whoa, new fish.

Yo, ain't she the husband killer

we seent on TV?

Kept hollering she did it in self-defense.

(Breeze chuckles)

You trade your paperwork for issued.

No.

She's just tired of him that all.

Had to get rid of him for good.

Give her a pencil.

Here you go, baby.

Well, I see somebody I'm gonna get rid of.

(Sondra laughs)

So what's the deal?

You got these women geeked up on tranks again?

You keeping them knocked out

so you can play rummy in peace?

Hey, Martha.

What's going on around here?

Somebody die?

Walk.

(pensive music)

Why'd they put us in here?

Why can't we be with the others?

All new inmates come here first.

This wing is equipped for adjustment.

You get it together here, you enter general population.

If not, you go to maximum security.

I can't stay here.

You gotta find that place in your mind

that makes this all bearable.

I can't.

I don't belong in prison.

I didn't mean to kill him.

Oh, at least we got a view.

You don't know,

he hurt us so many times.

Me and my babies.

And I only picked up the knife, you know, to scare him.

(Carrie crying)

Before that night, I never even had a parking ticket.

Listen!

Officer Williamson.

What are you doing?

Hey, hey! Stop it!

Officer Williamson, give me a minute here.

What's with all this racket?

You just got here

and you're starting in already?

So what's up?

Miss Williamson,

you and I have been decent to each other over the years.

I was just wondering if you could tell me

what's going on around here.

Listen, that's nothing you wanna mess with.

Around this dump,

you can smell change, taste it.

Leave it alone.

Nothing should surprise me, Miss Williamson.

But I'm seeing things that staff

used to have enough sense to hide.

(tense music)

(Sondra grunting)

No!

Remember, you say anything to anyone,

no one will ever believe you.

You're an inmate

and inmates are nothing.

Nothing.

Pull up your pants.

Get back to work.

I need some money.

(Sondra scoffs)

That's all right.

'Cause if that's all you can afford,

you need it more than me.

Don't push me, girl.

You can be replaced (fingers snap) just like that.

A block inmates will line up

against the wall for lunch call.

Single file, eyes front, no talking.

Failure to do so will result in disciplinary reports.

That's Needham.

She's a smart cookie.

Be careful what you say around her.

Be careful what you do around her.

(inmates chattering)

Hey!

Hey, you've been out here long enough.

Back in the cafeteria.

Man, I can't believe you're back.

I fell for a setup.

Ted buried me.

What's going on around here, Lisa?

Oh, man.

Things are bad.

Really bad.

You know, messing with our visitation lists.

Medical care is a joke.

Well, I did too.

So I'm glad that you girls

have been getting along.

The staff has turned this place

into a giant orgy,

trading privileges for sex.

Who's in on it?

It's hard to tell.

The guards and the inmates cover for each other.

Henley is like oblivious.

It's like the zookeeper has turned his head

and the baboons have gone wild.

(Lisa laughs)

Hey, Lisa!

Who's your friend?

Alice Needham?

Hi, Alice.

Oh, this nosey guy here,

this is Jerry Winston.

He runs the machine shop.

So, Alice, what's a nice gal like you

doing back in a place like this?

Just living right, I guess.

Hello yourself, Stewie.

How's the family?

I've got some pictures-

No, no, Stewie, don't dig those out again.

You've got the shifter to fix on my lathe.

Hey, listen, why don't you come by later?

We're sizing the security mesh for the transport vehicles.

Sounds good. Thanks, Jerry.

Alice.

They're making Stewie the president of the 4-H.

The boy's a born leader.

Well, you got a right to be proud, Stewie.

Stewie, let's go!

I gotta go.

Jerry.

Since when do you trust senior staff enough

to get to first name basis?

No, no, no, no.

He's a good teacher.

He treats me like a person,

like a friend.

I need that.

(siren wailing)

(dramatic music)

Sondra! Put the tray down!

She cut in line, Captain.

There was no one behind me!

You calling me a liar?

Sondra!

Come on, put it down.

I gots my rights!

I said, put it down.

So you're gonna put on a show for the white fish, huh?

(inmates cheering)

Fine! Come and get it!

Get her down.

(dramatic music continues)

Stop it!

Stop her!

(inmates cheering)

Scared you, didn't I?

(Sondra spits)

Get her out of here.

That's Sondra one,

husband killer zero.

(inmates applauding)

All right, everybody, calm down.

Sit down!

No.

I told the truth.

God, I just wanted to tell her,

I wanted to tell her and everyone

that I am not a trouble maker.

In prison

you don't tell anyone anything

until you trust the person you're talking to.

(gentle music)

Inmates and staff will use whatever they can against you.

Everything private in here

becomes public in minutes.

How do you keep from going crazy?

Your kids?

Yeah.

You know, the state took mine away.

I, um...

I don't even know where they ended up.

That's tough.

I am not a killer and no one believes me.

Now that you're an inmate,

no one will ever believe you again.

Inside or out.

Please, God, I wanna go home.

Oh God, I wanna go home.

Please, God, I wanna go home!

[Reporter On Radio] Jerry Winston

reports from the duty office.

Hey, Marth.

You meeting with him too?

He's on the war path today.

Right now he's in there giving Marge what for.

You need a good lawyer?

Don't we all?

Jackson Devlin.

I hear he's a good man.

He cares about inmates.

Marge!

I want the heat in my office fixed today.

No delays, no budget.

You think you can handle that?

Mm-hmm.

Contact the duty office, please.

Mr. Kemp, contact the duty office.

Have a seat.

Hmm.

I'm glad to see your urine screen tested clean, Alice.

Thank you.

I intend to keep it that way.

But I'm curious,

why are there still no rehab programs in your prison?

Programs don't work.

Less than 10% of the criminal minds

are willing or able to participate.

But statistics show-

I want to talk to you about

the differences in this institution

since you were last incarcerated.

I've noticed.

It's worse.

In my prison, inmates have no rights,

only privileges,

and privileges can be taken away.

We have rules

and any broken rules will result in disciplinary action.

From what I've seen and heard,

maybe you oughta discipline your guards.

A promotion in the corrections community

is the result of a life's work

and I don't intend to have my life's work

critiqued by a career criminal like you.

Then I guess I have to gather enough evidence

to formalize a lawsuit against you.

You threaten me

and I will make your life very difficult.

(Alice scoffs)

(machinery whirring)

So what do you think?

It really doesn't look too square at that end.

I like it when you ask my opinion.

(Jerry laughs)

Go tell my wife that.

You ever ask for hers?

She tells me her opinion.

I don't get a chance to ask.

(Lisa laughs)

Man, before prison I couldn't even change my lighter fluid

and now I'm making steel doors.

Cool.

Hey, you wanna go grab Stew in the office?

He forgot to fix the press.

Sure.

Stewie!

(hands clap)

Stewie!

Stewie.

What the hell?

Oh, Jesus, Stewie.

Get the hell out of here.

Damn!

Get your clothes on.

Damn this place.

Any dark corner, any closet,

you never know who you're gonna find on the floor.

Stewie's at it again?

It's not funny. It's disgusting.

Hey, look, if you can find

some pleasure in this hole, why not go for it?

Who's it bothering, right?

Others, yes.

But Stewie? I mean, Stewie?

Forget it.

Hey.

How long has it been for you, huh?

10 years?

Have you forgotten what it's like to be with a man?

Have him touch you, love you,

make you feel good?

Stop it.

Look, sex is what it's all about.

You show me a husband

who can't take care of his wife,

and I'll show you a marriage

that I can break up.

You're selling.

Are you buying?

I thought you were different.

And I thought Stewie was different.

What's all this righteous crap, hmm?

We're friends!

You ready for more?

No!

There's no way you can hide in here, you know.

(Jerry laughs)

(girls laughing)

You know what they say about husband killers.

Stop it!

Yeah, that the bitches eat their young.

You ladies stop harassing that hard-working girl

or I'm gonna bust your butts.

Now find something better to do.

Move it!

Attention all staff.

Forts going out.

How'd you take the bait?

Forts going out.

Smoke?

Take one, it's okay.

(light music)

I've been watching you.

You keep to yourself. That's smart.

I like that.

Well, I was never really good at making friends.

I was sick a lot as a kid.

I never got to go out.

My little boy is sick a lot.

He gets the croup.

That's what I had. (chuckles)

Did your wife take him in the shower?

Steam can really help.

My ex-wife.

And don't spoil things by talking about her.

I'm sorry.

Should I get back to work?

You can mop

if you want.

I didn't mean to get so personal.

It's just that you're really easy to talk to.

And I just don't know what I should or shouldn't say

'cause I've only been here for-

Three months three weeks and two days.

How'd you know that?

It's my job to know everything.

You know,

I worry about a pretty thing like you

being in here for life.

Look at this.

Rusting steel, peeling paint.

Shows wear and tear, a weakness.

Get your people to fix this.

Hey, it's a done deal.

Okay, move it along. That reminds me,

Lisa Jamison wants a transfer.

Is something going on there

I should know about?

Oh, no, she doesn't wanna go anywhere.

Just forget about it, okay?

Don't transfer her.

Done deal.

Where's Sondra?

(tense music)

Has anyone seen Sondra?

(Sondra gagging)

Back up, D block, suicide attempt.

Thank you, Captain.

Captain Tandy respond.

Alarm activated. (alarm wailing)

Tandy here responding.

D block, let's go.

Cease all inmate movement.

All available staff report to D block immediately.

(tense music continues)

Cease all inmate movement.

I repeat, cease all inmate movement.

Sondra.

What's going on here?

What are you doing here?

Get out.

We're not going anywhere.

I want my counselor

and I want you men out of here!

We'll call her, okay?

But first we're gonna have to restrain you

and take you to room 215. No, no, no, no!

So we can make sure you don't hurt yourself.

I ain't going there!

I want you men out of here!

I want my counselor now! All right, everybody,

let's go back to your cells. Fine, have it your way.

Back to your cells! No! No!

Is that treatment of an inmate in the procedure book?

I am ordering you back to your cell block.

What are you doing to her? Get back to your cells.

Go on, move it! Leave her alone!

All right, let's move it, clear out.

That woman has rights and you're violating them.

You mind your own business.

That's inhuman! Move!

Move it! I think the outside

would be very interested

in hearing about the treatment in here.

(dramatic music)

Move!

Tell your friends, your families, your lawyers!

You can't phone? Write letters.

Now break it up.

Doors!

You can't do that to her!

Okay, let's move her out of here.

(tense music)

We may be criminals,

we may have broken the law,

but we've still got rights as human beings.

Get out of the way.

You and your mouth have just made a big mistake.

Get down to your cell block

and you stay there until you're told otherwise, you hear?

(door slams)

She's quieted down.

Can we give her back her clothes?

Not yet.

Captain, she can't kill herself in a bare cell.

Miss Williamson, have I told you about my decision

to put you back on third shift?

You know I can't work nights.

My little ones will be left alone.

Should've thought about that

before you questioned my authority.

This is 'cause I won't go out with you.

Now would I ever do something that low?

Of course, if you're changing your mind...

You're being moved.

I'm hoping for an ocean view.

(Alice grunting)

I haven't done anything to deserve restraint.

Take off your uniform.

I wanna talk to the warden.

Alice, take off your clothes.

I demand to talk to Warden Henley.

Why are you doing this?

Because you're a threat to yourself

and to those around you.

This is unconstitutional!

♪ Oh say can you see ♪

♪ By the dawn's early light ♪

♪ What so proudly we hailed ♪

♪ At the twilight's last gleaming ♪

♪ And the rocket's red glare ♪

Come in.

♪ The bombs bursting in air ♪

I have a right to refuse medication

and I'm exercising that right.

You are gonna get it anyway.

(tense music)

No, you can't drug me.

I'm an addict.

Do it.

I have rights!

You can't get away with this.

Okay.

All right.

Get.

(tense music continues)

(door slams)

♪ The land of the free ♪

♪ And the home ♪

♪ Of the ♪

♪ Brave ♪

(inmates cheering)

Yo, Sandra.

How'd we get so lucky to get

the big-mouth white junkie bitch?

It must be Christmas.

You ain't sleeping near me.

This is part of the warden's plan

to make my life more difficult.

Tell him he loses.

I'm not staying here.

(Carrie gasps)

Oh god.

Oh, it's you.

You got it! My perfume.

I said I would.

You know, I never thanked you

for the sneakers and the panties.

You just remember now,

you never got those from me.

I remember.

(soft dreamy music)

Did you hear about my retrial yet?

Ah, these things, they take time.

Now you, you go on.

You do your magic on those floors.

(Carrie giggles)

Yes, sir.

(locker slams)

You're gonna have to talk to me sooner or later.

You got my transfer denied.

(Lisa gasps)

Life can be real easy in prison

or it can be real difficult.

It all depends on how you wanna play.

You need to go home and mess with your wife

and leave me alone.

Hey, I'm not hurting anybody.

You're hurting me.

(tense music)

Neither you nor me's leaving here

until we get to know each other much much better.

Hey, relax.

You just might start to enjoy yourself.

(tense music continues)

(flashlight clattering)

No.

It's just like going to camp this time.

I read and I write letters to you.

How's your reading?

It's going really well.

Mm, show me your pretty dress.

See? Wow.

You don't play basketball in that dress, do you?

Of course not.

How can you be 10 times prettier

since the last time I saw you?

(Abby giggles)

I don't know.

Okay, my turn.

You look great, Jason.

Thanks.

I made all city.

And the honor roll.

Aw.

Oh, I'm so proud of you.

Me too.

Hey, Scotty, how's the basketball?

I missed you, son.

Look, I don't even wanna be here, all right?

They made me come.

That's low, man.

She's low, man.

This whole place is low.

Look, you guys get some cold drinks.

I want mom to myself for a minute.

Look, you have to play by their rules.

Mamma,

tell me about Scott.

He's just like you.

(gentle music)

His anger barely covers the pain.

He worries about you.

We all do.

I wanna talk to Mom.

Sure, sweetie.

Hi, babe. (laughs)

Hi.

What happened to your lip?

Oh, I bumped into the wall.

Is she here to keep you in

or to keep the bad people out?

Time's up.

Visitation's over.

My time's up, hon. I gotta go.

Bye.

(Carrie sighs)

(gasps) Oh!

Oh god, you scared me again.

Well, I must've been daydreaming.

I was kinda daydreaming myself.

(gentle music)

Captain, I...

See, I waited this long

to see if I could trust you.

You've been smart and discreet.

I like that.

But my favors,

they don't come free anymore.

But I-Ah!

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

Nobody will ever believe you.

You're an inmate

and inmates are nothing.

Nothing.

(sewing machines whirring)

(inmates chattering)

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Attention all staff,

lunch at 10:00.

10 minutes until lunch.

Clear the main hallway.

I hate to tell you this,

but the warden says your tennis shoes

have to go back again.

They still don't have the right brand name.

The rule book says nothing about brand names.

Henley's stooped to an all time low

harassing me over shoes.

Yeah well, you and I both know

everything he does is in direct response

to your own efforts.

Your organizational efforts.

What goes on here is wrong, Marge.

Maybe, but his mood is getting blacker

with each passing day.

Don't push him.

I bet you never thought someone like me

could sire something as beautiful as that,

did you, Miss McCreedy?

Very nice.

Bye.

That's Sara Jean, 17.

First prom coming up. What do you think?

From what I hear,

you're trying to sire

a few more pretty babies, Stewie.

It's a felony for a state employee

to have sexual contact with an inmate.

No, it's not.

Look it up if you don't believe me.

Felony?

You calling me a criminal?

The law says you are.

Please, I mean...

I know I'm not much

but the street, you know,

fellas like me we can only dream

of having pretty girls want us

but in here,

for a pair of panties or even some coffee

I can be a king.

Stewie, if this comes out,

your entire department can be investigated.

If you tell the truth- My department?

Hell, it goes a lot higher than that.

But I don't care

'cause they're not gonna believe the women

even if they do tell.

I heard about this lawyer, Jackson Devlin.

He can help the women, get them to be believed.

If you tell the truth, he can help you too.

You gonna tell me what's on your mind

or make me guess?

I'm pregnant.

Not good.

I never had a choice about having sex with you.

(pensive music)

But in a sick way, this has worked out.

This baby will be the only thing I've ever had

that is truly mine

and it will be waiting for me when I get out.

This is not about playing house.

Get rid of it.

I will not have an abortion.

Look, I have a name to uphold in this institution

and papa bear isn't in it.

There's nothing you can do about it.

There's a lot that you better do.

(inmates chattering)

(machines hissing)

You don't have to go.

If I don't go, he won't help me get out.

He won't help you get out if you do.

He cares about me.

He tells me I'm pretty,

he buys me presents.

You're not the only one.

It's Tandy's thing, his game.

It is not a game.

It is a game!

We're nothing but state whores

and there isn't anything we can do about it.

Yeah, well at least I'm not pregnant.

Nobody knows why you'd wanna carry

that filthy man's baby.

Everyone says you're not gonna get to keep it anyway.

I don't give a damn what everybody else says!

Lisa.

You have no family to care for it.

You know the state will give the baby up for adoption.

You need to think this through.

Gary Morris report to control room.

Gary Morris report to control.

You could help.

Look, believe it or not,

most of us here are doing the best job we can.

Yeah, right!

Although I admit

some of us have severe limitations.

Report Tandy.

I gotta survive here same as you.

Sometimes I gotta look the other way.

I suggest you do the same.

(inmates clamoring) (alarm wailing)

Breeze, Alice, that's enough!

Get back to your cells.

Back to your cells.

Back to your bunks.

I said back to your bunks!

If I stay here,

one of us will be killed.

I don't want anymore trouble.

I just wanna be moved.

My job is to run a safe and secure institution

and your job is to do as you're told.

Now do it.

This institution is neither safe nor secure

and I'm not moving

until I'm assigned to another living area.

Get in there.

All right, let's go.

Back up! Get in there now!

Move it, everybody, now.

All right.

Get in.

(energetic music)

You can hassle me over shoes,

you can ignore my rights. All right, clear the doors.

Get inside. You can take my freedom,

but you can't take my mind!

And I am not moving

until you assign me to a safer living area.

Doors.

You challenge my authority

because you think you're smart,

but you are messing with the wrong man.

If I say you move, you move.

If I say you get tennis shoes, you get tennis shoes.

And if I say you get locked down for the rest of your life,

you get locked down for the rest of your life.

From what I see and experience around here,

you're not fit to imprison dogs.

I swear I'll see you out of corrections

or in prison yourself.

Whichever comes first.

(tense music)

I want you to take care of something.

You're being moved.

I can hardly wait.

(easygoing music)

(inmates chattering)

(inmates cheering)

What's up with that?

I wonder what they're gonna do to her now.

You go alone from here.

They know they can't break you.

They know the longer you're here

the more dangerous you become to them.

You've got the women in an uproar

and Henley on the run.

He's had you granted an early parole.

(gentle music)

Alice!

(bright music)

I'll help you from the outside.

I swear.

It doesn't matter anymore.

I'm not gonna bring a child into this world.

It was just a dream.

I just thought if I had something to hang onto...

We'll find a new dream, a real one,

to hang a real future on.

(gentle music)

I promise.

(Abby laughing)

Freedom!

Ta-da!

Oh, yay!

(Jason and Abby clapping)

Welcome home, baby.

Thank you.

Make a wish!

(all laughing)

Baby, it's so good to have you home.

Some days I wasn't sure I'd get here.

You did.

You got your job back.

I'm gonna fatten you up

and the kids'll settle down now.

Oh, and I'm finally meeting

that lawyer, Jack Devlin, tomorrow.

Put prison behind you.

Why can't you let it be?

Because I can't.

All my life I rolled over

for someone or something.

And now, for the first time,

I feel I've got some real power

and I'm gonna use it!

You step over the line one inch

and the system tosses away the key.

I have to take that risk.

You're just a little guy, you can't win.

You know you could get hurt

and hurt the boys.

(piano keys slamming)

She doesn't care.

No, I do care.

I do care.

I care enough to take on a system

that scares me to death

and try to beat it.

What about us?

Standing up for these women

is something I know I can do.

It may be tough now,

but I believe I can finally do something

you can all be proud of.

Please, don't make this wrong.

(soft dreamy music)

Mommy, are you going away again?

She'll be fine.

We'll all be fine.

(knocking on door)

Come in.

Jackson Devlin?

Jack.

This is my son Greg.

Okay, Greg.

Daddy's gonna give you some medicine, here you go.

Sit down.

Thanks.

Go down the hall

and it's the first door on your right.

Forgive the mess.

I haven't been able to clean my desk since the ice age.

How long have you been here?

Forever.

Since 1969 actually.

I graduated from Harvard Law School.

I came out here because I heard

there was a lot of people that needed to be sued.

I figured I'd spend a couple of years here having some fun

and then I'd go home.

I haven't made it yet.

There's some water right over there.

Would you mind giving me a glass?

Oh, sure.

There's still a lot of people here

who need to be sued.

Yeah?

Thanks.

Here you go.

Yeah, he's been sick for a couple of days.

His mom's been sick too.

She's tough, she'll be all right.

Isn't that right, kiddo?

Hmm?

Now I know you're the right guy.

No promises.

What have you got?

This is my notebook.

I kept track of everything that went on in there.

You feeling better?

I feel good.

Yeah?

Let's get back to your daddy, all right?

I know what Daddy's doing.

All right?

You look better, sport.

Yeah, you do.

What makes you think

these women are gonna open up to me?

If I tell her you're okay,

I know one will get the ball rolling.

One?

One isn't enough.

One won't cut it.

Well there's plenty of others who have been released.

I'll get 'em to talk.

Yeah, but talk is one thing.

Signing an affidavit is another.

Then there's the credibility factor.

Not to mention the cross-examination.

It's a painful process, very painful.

Nothing could be more painful

than what they're going through now.

(gentle music)

So what are we waiting for?

Let's go get 'em.

(Alice exhales deeply)

Okay.

(Jack laughs)

(Alice laughs)

Keep moving.

I'm curious, Jack,

what are you looking for here?

Patterns of abuse,

intentional or otherwise.

Ambitious.

Certainly not my idea of a good time.

I wouldn't imagine.

You're not gonna find anything.

Well, I guess I'll just look like a fool then.

Who do you wanna see?

A few inmates.

This will take some time.

I'll arrange for interviews in the chapel.

Good.

This lady is recovering from surgery.

You take it easy on her, okay?

It's amazing.

I think he actually believes he's a good guy.

(door buzzes)

Who are you?

My name is Jack Devlin.

I'm an attorney. I'm here to help you.

Oh, I've got something for you.

(gentle music)

Alice.

Lisa, I know all about Tandy

and I know all about Jerry.

But I can't help unless you and the others

agree to testify against them in court.

(Lisa scoffs)

Man, I...

No, no.

You wouldn't have to use your real name.

You can be Jane Doe Number One.

What would I have to do?

You know the sex is wrong.

But the attention

makes you feel special.

You know what I mean?

It makes you feel, period.

So you told them everything that happened?

Why do you think they didn't believe you?

It was just my word against his.

You call an officer a liar,

you get beat, locked down,

drugged.

He, um...

He comes for me every night.

The only way out is to die.

Carrie, I'm going to transcribe your testimony

into a legal document.

I'm gonna bring it back here for you to sign.

Is that okay with you?

Uh-huh.

(bright music)

Mom, look at Greggy!

Hey, Greg, you're doin' great!

Future Wayne Gretzky.

Yeah, so what's going on?

Well, it hasn't been easy,

but the women have been terrific.

They've given me everything I need.

Now I have the ammunition

to open a class action lawsuit.

Oh, that's great.

But we gotta work quickly.

We gotta keep the momentum going.

The women are so used to being let down

that any delays and they might just give up.

Not if they're anything like you, they won't.

I gotta hand it to you, Alice,

what you've managed to sweep out of the closet

took a lot of guts.

Nuts? Did you say she was nuts?

Mother doesn't share our enthusiasm.

Jack, your wife is as worried about this as I am.

And now you're gonna have to prove the allegations.

We will.

The women know it'll be a tough go.

They're up to it. We're up to it.

And you'll unhinge a lot of people.

Good.

That's what we intend to do.

We're putting everything on the line.

Your families included?

They don't believe the women.

Might as well hang an in season sign

on Devlin's head and yours too.

Will you just let it go, Gran?

I've got this really important test today.

Why don't you see if you can fail it, Jason.

It'd give us all a break.

Why don't you try opening your books

once in a while, Toad?

Credibility.

Employees at the women's prison

deny any physical contact with inmates.

Officers label prisoners liars

acting out in retaliation against the system.

What's retaliation mean?

It means somebody's probably

gonna get their butt kicked about now.

Although the allegations are unproven,

inmates at the facility say sex occurred

because they hoped to win small rewards and gifts.

We've spent the day here at the prison speaking-

Small. She got that right.

A bunch of cheapskate pimps around here.

Alleged that she and her supervisor

had sex in the staff bathroom.

(inmates clamoring)

It's tough around here for snitches.

(energetic music)

Come on, now.

Everybody knows you told on Tandy.

If I was you, I'd go for the face.

Come on, girl.

Run! Run!

You ain't worth nothing in here anyway.

Nowhere to hide. Come on, scat!

(Breeze and Sondra growl)

(energetic music continues)

(inmates hollering)

Go, girl, go!

Inmate escape.

All available personnel yard five!

(alarm blaring)

(Carrie yelps)

What are you trying to do, kill yourself?

I'd rather die than be in here.

(Carrie sobbing)

Why am I surprised

that the state doesn't wanna investigate

their own prison officials?

It's obviously a conspiracy

to protect the abusers.

The officials know that women are being abused.

Jack, with the state's chauvinistic attitude about women,

we're never gonna get anywhere.

Well I'm open to suggestions.

What do you think we should do?

Demand they assign all female investigators.

And if they don't,

demand an investigation of the state.

Now you realize we're dealing with neanderthals here.

And some of them still use clubs.

(tense music)

My car.

(train horn honking)

They can't hurt you for talking to an attorney.

Mom, that car is still in front of the house.

Good, I'll see you then.

Make sure Abby and Scott stay close to the house, will you?

What, so now we're all prisoners?

No, it's just petty harassment.

But we never go anywhere anyway.

All you ever do is that stupid lawsuit.

You're right.

You're absolutely right.

I let everything else go.

Even this couch has gotten lumpy.

Maybe I oughta plump the pillows, eh?

Oh yeah.

(Alice laughs)

Get off me.

Get up, Mom.

Will you lighten up?

She's just playing around.

I'm sorry, honey.

I thought I could make you laugh.

I guess I was wrong.

(tense music)

This is a real treat, gentlemen.

I hardly ever come to a place like this on my budget.

The correction's department

must be doing pretty well.

Do you guys come here often

or do you just save it for intimidating lunches?

Why'd I have to read about this

instead of hearing it from you, Jack?

The state investigators

don't seem to wanna know about it.

Since they're coming out of your prison,

I wasn't sure whether you would or not.

Look, we're certain these reports you've heard

are merely isolated incidents.

Just like when you were at Williamsburg, right, Victor?

Tell me, how many inmates had to die

before you asked the feds to give you a new warden?

I'll sock him. Knock it off.

I'm not here to referee a wrestling match.

I'm here to find out what you want, Jack.

Okay, I want Henley replaced with a female.

I want a therapist

for every single inmate that's been abused

and I want a woman from your department to work with me.

Henley's done a good job

considering the resources he's had to work with.

The mindset at the reformatory

is anything goes and you know it.

The staff is programmed to misuse their power.

What's in this for you, huh?

You sure aren't making any money.

Besides seeing you guys squirm?

Let's just say I like my work.

Come on.

Aren't you going overboard on this?

Hey, we're talking about rape.

Now maybe that's overboard to you

but to me it's a direct violation of the 8th amendment.

All right.

All right, I'll get to the investigators

and I'll assign Leslie Mass

from my department to work with you.

Good.

(inmates chattering)

Look at this.

The count's gone from 10 to 30 women overnight.

We really opened the floodgates.

I wanted Wilson to send you over here

so you could see it here for yourself.

What you gonna do for me, lawyer man?

I can see it.

Let's get started.

Good.

When I was a kid,

my moms locked me in a closet.

Here they lock me in a cell

and they call it correcting me.

When they strip me,

it messed me bad.

I know many of the staff here

and I know they are giving their life

to perform a service that most people

wouldn't even consider-

You don't know nothing, lady!

Staff!

They come in here, put in their time, and they leave.

They don't even think of us as people.

Just inmates!

We have made some mistakes.

But I promise you procedures will be reviewed.

At least I get money for sex here.

All the other men in my life just took it for free.

Guards, spiritual advisors, counselors,

even teachers are targeting the long-termers

who have no outside support,

no hope of parole.

Why didn't we get wind of this

from our own management?

The women are lying.

They bought Anita Hill

and now they're jumping on the band wagon.

Victor!

Maybe, maybe not.

Meantime, we gotta clean this mess up.

Leslie, send a memo to all facilities.

I want a full officer investigation.

You start questioning your officers

and morale is gonna go straight to hell.

It already has, damn it.

And I want some distance from the problem.

(determined music)

(inmates cheering)

Straight ahead, no talking!

Just to let you know,

for their own safety

all Jane Does are being segregated.

We're not gonna be safe anywhere.

They're investigating everybody, Jerry.

If they find out...

No, they can't prove anything.

Yeah, you're right.

They can't prove anything.

God.

I hope they can't prove anything.

Goodnight, Alice.

We're closed.

You just extended your hours.

Did you come to buy a car

or just to waste my time?

Still got your big mouth, huh?

Still got your-Hey!

I hear my name even once,

I'll find a way to put you back in prison.

What are you gonna do, Ted?

Catch me drinking a beer?

Catch me breaking parole?

Catch me in some trumped up charge of yours?

Forget it. (phone ringing)

I'm not gonna give you the satisfaction.

Good evening-What'd you do?

What? I come home

and there's something happening-

Mamma?

Mamma, I can't understand you.

I called an ambulance- Mamma, slow down!

Please, Alice, come home!

Come home, it's Jason, hurry!

Jason?

Stay with me, Jason.

Jason?

Stay with me. It's Mamma.

Get ready for a gastric lavage!

Jason!

(alarm blaring)

Doctor!

My son is an all -Star linebacker.

There's no way he could be on drugs

and perform like that.

I'm sorry, it's an overdose of sleeping pills.

I'm sorry!

It's your fault!

Scotty, please. Not now!

Not now? Please don't do this now!

My brother almost died because of you.

What's it gonna take? Scott!

Mommy, is Jason gonna die?

(monitor beeping)

(soft music)

I'm sorry.

Shh, baby.

Shh.

I'm sorry to cause all this trouble.

It's all right.

I wanted to be perfect for you.

I know.

It was too hard.

I couldn't keep it up.

I know.

I'm sorry.

I love you, Mom.

I love you, son.

(Alice crying)

I love you.

Good evening, ladies.

What are all you lovely Jane Does doing tonight?

(edgy music)

Word is this guy, Devlin's asking

some very embarrassing questions.

Word's out this guy's asking you

for intimate details about your alleged sexual activity.

Yes.

He asked you over and over again

to repeat those details.

Yes.

And you?

Did he ask you where and when you and Jerry did it?

Well, did he?

(hands slamming)

Didn't he?

Yes.

He wanted to hear everything.

My, my, my.

The word is

the man is a pervert.

Now if I were you,

I'd file a complaint against him.

Ladies.

(door slams)

The tables seem to be turning.

How do you figure?

We've had complaints that your line of questioning

exceeds the boundaries of good taste.

Complaints? From who?

Your clients are building a case all right.

A case against you.

(easygoing music)

(Alice gasps)

What are you doing here so late?

You almost gave me a heart attack.

You scared me too.

The kids were all finally asleep at the same time

and I thought I'd catch up on the work.

How's Jason doing?

He's doing better.

Good.

Well, we got some other problems.

What now?

It seems like I'm losing my credibility.

The women have turned against me.

What?

Well I'll go the prison.

I'll find out what's going on.

What are you talking about?

You can't go up there without permission.

The minute you cross over that line

they're gonna arrest you.

That's all I need.

It won't be your problem.

Yeah?

Well it is my problem.

Well, you got a better idea?

No, I don't.

Let's just sit down and talk about it.

I don't wanna talk about it.

I wanna do something about it.

Alice, it's dangerous.

You cannot go up there right now!

Don't ever tell me

what I can and cannot do.

Don't you ever talk to me like that again.

(easygoing music)

Hey, how do I get to the highway?

It's about a mile.

Alice, what are you doing here?

What happened to the Jane Does?

Oh, man.

They've started rumors about Jack.

Now the women don't know who to believe.

You've gotta turn them around, Lisa.

That's not easy.

They are really spooked by this investigation.

Stewie has lost his mind.

And here he comes.

You gotta take off.

Go before they see you.

Hey, Stewie.

You shouldn't be here, Miss Needham.

Somebody's gonna turn you in.

Things getting rough for you?

Look, even if I don't pass that lie detector,

they can't prove anything.

You're not a good liar, Stewie.

If I lose my job, my kids will starve.

Look, young Stewie, they're gonna make him

president of the 4-H next week

and Sara Jean, it's gonna be her first prom.

If you tell the truth,

your kids will be proud of you.

It's all gonna come out sooner or later.

(phone ringing)

Truce?

(both laughing)

Cease fire at least.

I'm surprised you knew I like jazz.

The staff's confusing the women.

They're going after you, Jack,

telling them you're a pervert.

A pervert?

Well that's a new one.

Be serious.

The women are suffering.

There have been punishments, reprisals.

Don't tell me how you found out about all this.

I don't wanna know.

I'll see what I can do

about getting an injunction to protect them.

Alice.

Thanks.

Alice, we know about your involvement with Jack Devlin.

We've called you in because we think

you might be of help to the department.

How's that?

Your own prison career

indicates you could give us

first hand information on the conditions inside.

Probably more than you'd wanna hear.

We understand you're having some trouble with your sons.

Drugs, is it?

How did you-We're wondering

if you really have time

for all of this volunteer work of yours.

It would be a shame

if the department found you unfit.

They got me in the office to threaten me.

If I don't back off they're gonna take my kids.

I'm scared, Jack.

But you gotta fight it, Alice.

You can't quit.

We're close.

We're so close.

And I swear they won't take your kids.

I won't let 'em.

I feel like the women inside,

not knowing who or what to believe.

Yeah well, you quit now

not only do you let those women down,

you let Abby and the boys down,

you let me down,

and worst of all, you let yourself down.

Look, you said that Stewie

was under a lot of pressure.

You think he'll testify against the department?

Only if we get to Stewie before they do.

(Sara Jean crying)

Daddy.

Daddy.

Oh my God, Stewie.

Daddy.

What do we have here, Detective?

Suicide, plain and simple.

That's not possible. Yeah?

No man who loved his kids

the way Stewie did would kill himself

the week his daughter goes to her first prom

and his son is installed as president of 4-H.

Well I'll keep that for the record.

President of the 4-H club.

Come on.

Jack, if they can kill him,

they can kill us. (Sara Jean crying)

Kill our families.

Let's go.

Ain't no way Stewie would kill himself.

(inmates murmuring)

Somebody just made it look like that.

Uh-huh! Somebody got to him.

Yeah, who?

Ask her.

Well what you asking me for?

You think I'm a part of this?

Yeah, we do! Well I

ain't gonna sit around and wait.

Me either! Until somebody kills me.

(inmates murmuring)

I want out.

Now come on, Sondra.

Don't you start.

Open the doors.

(alarm blaring)

Settle yourself down.

I said open the doors.

Open the door!

Put it down.

You!

It could've been you killed Stewie

keep him from telling on you!

I said put it down.

Or what?

(tense music)

Now back off, all of you, come on!

Back off! Let's go!

Back to your bunks now, move it.

All right, come on, get back to your bunks.

You're nothing but trash.

Trash should be locked down.

And you, you're queen trash.

(soft piano music)

Please don't stay mad, Scotty.

I need you now more than ever.

What do you need me for?

In jail

when I was really scared,

I'd think about you

and it'd keep me going.

You thought about me?

You've always been the real fighter in the family.

I'd think about what you'd do,

how you'd handle it.

Like now.

Like now.

(gentle music)

It doesn't matter if you're scared.

You just gotta keep going.

Keep fighting.

Simple.

Simple.

Hey, thanks for coming.

Hey, I'm glad I made it.

The snow's so heavy I'm amazed

the windshield wipers still work.

How are you feeling?

Jack, I'm losing it.

This is ridiculous.

We gotta do something.

I know, I know.

Listen, whatever it is,

it's gotta be something that they take very seriously.

It's got to be something that exposes them.

That's it. What?

Exposure.

You helped me inside the prison, why not out?

That won't work.

Local reporters are scared.

Forget local.

Let's blow it wide open.

Let's call a national press conference.

We'll hold it at the prison in the parking lot

in Henley's face.

Turn the heat up.

Gentlemen, I've secured a US District Court order

in joining you to protect my clients from further punishment

for their part in this lawsuit.

We don't appreciate being muscled.

You wanna tell that to the National Press?

My clients don't appreciate being threatened.

The women aren't gonna back down

and neither are we.

You can't hide behind the press.

We're not hiding.

We're bringing out the truth.

Oh, the truth.

Gentlemen, I strongly suggest

you take our demands seriously

and replace your personnel.

Or you can down with them

after our televised press conference.

You watch your tone.

Save it for the cameras.

Coming through.

Tell them I'll give them an interview later.

Hey. Hey.

Seen anyone from downtown yet, Wilson Little?

They'll be here.

Compassionate response is their only move.

(inmates cheering)

Can't you do something about this?

No, the parking lot is public property.

But if she steps one foot over the line

or says a word to a guard or an inmate, cuff her.

Done.

We gather you here to report

the good news and the bad news

concerning our local prions scandal.

The good news from attorney Jackson Devlin.

Thank you.

Members of the press, ladies,

today an order was entered into US District Court

protecting each and every one of you

who filed a complaint in the class action lawsuit

from any further retribution from any prison official.

(inmates cheering)

The bad news is sexual exploitation

appears to be a bigger problem

than officials were originally willing to admit.

Excuse me?

(inmates hollering)

Shut up!

Excuse me.

May I?

Thank you.

As warden of this institution

and one who has come up through the ranks,

I can honestly say

I know inmate mentality backwards and forwards

and I know-

Snake!

I know many of the women here

have fabricated these charges.

Charges brought against staff

whom I know and respect. (easygoing music)

They're here.

Director.

Thank you, Warden Henley.

As director of corrections,

I'd like to report that a complete investigation

of this situation is underway.

(inmates cheering)

And I vow that any prison staff member

found to have been sexually involved with inmates

will have their job terminated

and they will be prosecuted.

Who's trash now, hey Tandy?

(Sondra laughs)

Warden, ladies,

behind me is a new co -Ed team of management

that I've asked to take over

the supervision of this facility.

And as of this moment,

they will replace Warden Henley and his staff.

(inmates cheering)

Ladies, we are well aware

of the reports of abuse

and we promise that the investigation will be thorough

and we promise change.

(inmates cheering)

I guess that's it.

Thanks, Alice.

Without you we wouldn't have made it this far.

Without you-

Hey.

No gold stars.

Not yet anyway.

We've still got a long way to go.

(both laughing)

Alice, Alice, Alice!

(gentle music)

Mom!

I saw you on TV. You were great.

I'm really proud of you.

I said you'd win if you kept going.

I couldn't win without you.

Simple.

Simple.

Hey, you guys, think fast.

Hi, Mom.

Oh, mine!

Hurray Mom! Yes!

(Alice laughs)

(easygoing country music)