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I thought you'd have tried this thing another week.

Doctor's orders and a half, finished, Danielle Steele says I should.

Bobby thinks I'm a fool.

But I call it a sense of duty.

Notice you it's been made new number one, then?

Amazing where a few clever words whispered in the right ear get you.

Sylvia, are you feeling better?

As can be expected, ma 'am. Enough to be acting principal officer when Jim's

away.

Oh, well, that's very good of you, ma 'am. Good.

You'll have your work cut out.

Oh?

Well, with Jim and Miss Betts away, and now Di Barker's on compassionate leave.

What's that with Di?

Her mother's in hospital.

She took a nasty fall at home.

We were just very underserved.

What's new?

Don't worry, ma 'am.

I'll be running a tight ship.

Good.

Any more first?

Egg? Yeah.

Just egg?

You want some toast?

Yeah. Here you go.

They're going to cook you some grub you can eat tonight, love.

Yeah, only they've got no yams. So they're going to use smash instead.

Why don't they give him some sodding English classes?

He hasn't got a clue what's happening to him. I know, poor love.

We hear crying every night, don't we, too?

Is it right she's got six kids?

Oh, yeah.

Good to know there's none of dangerous criminal off the streets, eh?

I wonder where were you?

There's a watch gone missing from the dormitory.

And why are you picking on us, eh?

We've only been in there a shite hole five minutes.

I'm asking everyone who was in there.

There was loads of them in there. Yeah, like fever and little slags too.

One of them knocked my chair in when I was in there like that.

You're very quiet.

In your nature, innit?

Know anything about this watch then?

You heard the girls.

Wipe your arse as well, do they?

I ain't no thief.

I thought steaming was one of your offences.

Yeah, well, mistaken identity, miss. Happens all the time. Yeah.

And I'm Britney bloody Spears.

I'll be keeping an eye on you.

Likewise, miss.

Right. Herbie sister's in here.

Mackenzie, you'll have to wait to have her bed ready.

You're having me on.

Come on, hurry up, little bitch.

You're not YOs now, you're adults, God help us.

And in here, you're required to behave as such.

Spit.

And if I see you chewing like a prized Friesian again, I'll have you down the

block. Understood?

7 .45 precisely.

You'll be expected to be up.

One of you got a watch, have you?

Something you wanted to share with me, Purvis.

Yeah, I'm on the rag, miss. Can you get me something?

One of these days I'll get someone through that gate who's actually sorry

what they've done.

Any of you got a watch?

Cheap bollocks, innit?

Good news, Charlotte.

We've been moved out today.

Where to?

Small Dean Lodge Open.

Strangely enough, very close to where your parents stay.

I'd say someone's been pulling a few strings.

I ain't fair.

Why can't I go to an open prison?

Because you're a mass murderer, stupid.

Get your things together. Someone will come down and collect you.

Going to miss us, then?

Like a very bad smell.

Well, I'll miss you.

Made a change having a decent, intelligent person about the place.

Even if you are a junkie.

Thank you, Crystal.

And don't forget what you've done for me, you know.

Miss Stewart.

Hiya, Nicky.

No more news, I'm afraid.

No, it's not about me.

It's the new Nigerian woman, Femi.

I'm really worried about her.

Why, what's the problem?

The problem is she doesn't understand a bloody word anyone says to her.

Look, um, some of us are trying, but we're just not getting through.

If she's got specific problems, she has got access to the language lane.

How does she know that?

She needs a translator on hand, at least until she gets her routine sorted.

Come on, Ellen, I thought you meant to be all powerful these days.

I'll look into it.

Is it right she got eight years?

The judge said he wanted to set an example.

So some bastard drug trafficker pays her a pittance to swallow smack and she

gets hung out to dry.

I don't make the bloody law, Nicky.

What? Now I want to share with you again, Al. Shut it, T. If we're going to

clean up in here, we've got to stick together, right?

Aye. Right?

First, we've got to stuff things out.

See who calls the shots in this dump.

Aye. Find the top leg.

And then we smack her, right?

We watch her first.

We see how she operates, who's close to her.

Then we work our way in. Wait till she least expects it.

Then we smack her.

Aye. Helen.

Don't tell me. Your office is too small, you work Friday afternoon off, and

you're not happy with your annual leave.

No, but I was wondering if you'd heard about the Audley House Conference.

Drug abuse and the links with mental illness.

Oh, God.

I know the dry academics that haven't worked in the field for decades.

Oh, thank you. Actually, I'm giving a paper.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, it could be a real chance to shake things up a bit. I've been awake half a

night thinking about it.

No.

Hey, listen, it's a great place. Swimming pool, lake bar, and the

lounge are pretty good, too. I think you should come.

I'll think about it.

I've got 101 other things to think about right now. Uh -huh. Like?

A foreign drugs courier in G -Wing. Her name's Femi.

First advance, first time out in Nigeria.

Sentence? Eight years.

Speak any English?

No, but it's not just the language. I've just got dietary issues, religious

issues. Well, my Yoruba may be a bit rusty, but there's a couple of things I

could try.

Oh, you would be doing me such a favour. Which you could always return.

Like going to the conference.

Oh, I'll walk straight into that one.

Piss off out of them gates and don't look back again.

Where's that fancy ring of yours gone?

I lost it.

Worth it, was it?

What do you think?

It hits on me.

Listen, Yvonne.

It's okay.

I know.

Well, certainly been in education.

Take care of yourself.

Yeah.

You and I.

feet, Mackenzie.

You can have Lady Muck's bed. Might rub some rough edges off.

They'll not expect miracles in there.

Oi! Aye?

What's your problem?

Well, when you barge into someone like that, it's usual to apologise.

Must have been my mistake, Hayne.

Oh.

Very nearly was, cock.

This is, um, this is me.

Thomas.

Thomas.

And this is Thomas's family.

Yes?

Uh, that's my sister, my father, my brother.

My family.

Thomas? Yeah, that's right.

Thomas!

Yeah.

Yes, I was quite a chubby child, wasn't I?

Right.

It's your turn.

I want you to tell me about your family.

Yeah? You draw for me?

Femi's family?

new roommate.

You alright?

I'm Crystal.

This is Shaz.

Look like I've a shit doer.

Okay! Where have they shipped you in from then?

You take my piss, eh?

No. Don't you think the way I talk's funny, do you?

I'm just having a laugh.

Do you know what happened to the last wee shite who had a laugh at me?

Do you?

Aye. And she cannae tell you neither.

Cos I sliced her tongue in two worries of blame.

Suck up, Boogie.

Why don't you phone them, Femi?

Phone?

Telephone?

What are you supposed to phone with? Fresh air?

We'll have to have a whip round then, won't we?

Come on, don't be shy.

We going telephone?

Telephone.

Even little tits been helping themselves in. What are you on about?

My ring. Some bastard nicked it.

This bastard?

Is that a problem?

Saving it, weren't I?

But it wasn't yours to save.

Don't worry, it's back with its rightful owner.

Yeah, well, some tits must have told her where to look.

They didn't have to.

I thought, now where would an half -wit like Buki, Stasio, Guy and Bingo, there

it was.

Well, any more of my gear goes missing and someone is going to pay.

Big time.

Hit off, bookie.

We're busy.

There.

That's a spiky old wee gobshite.

Yeah, all right.

Go on, Maxie, let me give her something to think about.

I just said, yeah, don't I, if you care.

She looks like a good starting point.

Sorted.

What is it?

I'm sorry, darling.

I don't understand.

All right, what's going on here?

I don't know. Look at the state she's in.

She must have had some bad news from home.

Jungle Telegraph, was it?

I didn't hear any drumming. Oh, piss off, Olambe.

Watch your mouth, Wade.

That's for her. She understands far more than she's letting on.

Now get to work before I put you both on report.

Come on, hurry up.

Move it. Hurry up.

You can't rush it, Crystal.

This is art, this is.

I'll see you down there, then.

Taking the piss.

That is an annoying wee gobshite.

And that, that's just because I felt like it.

I think I felt lucky.

Last I laughed at with one of these.

I think you could need babies.

But what they'll clear, do I?

I can't hear you, Shaz.

She didn't eat a thing tonight.

She's not your problem, Nicky.

She's a human being, isn't she?

No, her mum is missing her kids.

Like most of the women in here.

I'm just sick of sitting back and watching all the shit that goes on in

Survival.

Put those women in here, Nicky.

I keep dreaming about Monica's house, you know.

About us getting jobs in some fancy department store.

Yeah.

Or one of them old -fashioned cafs.

The whole new life, Jew.

You and me against the world.

Could it not get any easier, do it?

Now we know where they got their name from.

She threatened all sorts.

What, and you swear you didn't wind her up?

Dead hard, Yvonne.

Oh, yeah?

She's only picking on me because I'm little.

So? Do you give some of it back? You know the score in here.

How can I when there's three of them?

Now I'm too shit scared to go back to my cell.

You can't let her see that she's got to you.

She'll never get off your back.

I wish Tanya were here.

She'd look after me.

Shaz, what are you doing in here?

We're just having a chat, Mr Mitchell.

What happened to your face?

Nothing.

I'm going to get me a shot of you. Come on.

You going to tell me how you got this cut, then?

Fell off.

Clumsy, aren't I?

Yeah? So I'd better keep an eye on you, then.

Yeah.

No inmates in here. Can't you read the sign?

If you've got something to say, speak to your personal officer.

I mean, that's what I mean.

Femi, where is she?

Down the block where she bloody belongs.

She should be in the hospital wearing the battering she got last night.

Yeah, well, that's what happens when you manhandle officers.

She's in some troublemaker doing it for attention. You know, she's frightened.

The poor woman's going through hell in here and all you lot do is kick the shit

out of her.

You going to shut it, Wade, or what? I want to see her.

Yeah?

And I want Ricky Martin in my shower every morning. But life's a bitch like

that, isn't it?

Have you had any breakfast yet?

Doesn't want anything, ma 'am.

How does she get those bruises?

She was out of control. That's a restrainer.

What with? Size 9.

Femi?

I'm Helen Stewart.

I'm the governor.

I just want to talk to you.

It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you.

No one is going to hurt you, I promise.

It's not that I like violence, Shaz, because I don't.

But I've got to get my point across.

Now, did I get my point across?

I suppose.

Good. Because it would be a whole lot easier if we were all friends.

Don't you think?

Yeah.

So what do you say?

Do you want to join us?

Do you want to be part of the Peckham boot gang?

No, I don't.

No offence, but I just like being on my own, really.

She's for it now.

What do you want me to do?

Take her out.

A pimp has taken Femi's eldest daughter to work for him because he says Femi

owes him money.

Femi's very worried she won't see her daughters again.

Who's going to look after Femi's younger children?

Femi says there's no one to look after her children.

I need you to ask Femi if she suffered any violence or bad treatment while

been here at Lark Hall.

Femi says she doesn't want any trouble. She just wants to see her children

again.

See? I tell you who's got the game.

Your girls and the kids.

Then I send it back to them for twice the price. It's easy.

Oh, yeah.

Then we divide the spoils, I don't know, say half and half.

Us Peckham girls are going to be running this place soon, Booty.

Very soon.

And you want to be on side. I like that.

But there's a few of them in here who still need a bit more persuading.

Persuading? Aye.

If you help me out with a little problem I got, then we're taught business.

How about that for a deal?

Yeah, OK.

You reckon you can get your mate Shaz into the laundry room just before lock

-up? Yeah, why? Are you going to do her?

Are you?

Watch it.

See her face?

Classic, weren't it, Yvonne? What? Yeah, you did all right.

Who's this?

Ow,

Satan. Get it?

Should put her on a lead, do no mistake.

Yeah, well, don't go getting too cocky. Just out of her way.

Smile and be nice.

Don't care.

She won't do nothing to me now.

Stood up to him, didn't her?

Miss Stewart?

Hey, Nicky. What the hell's happening to Femi now that you're telling me

anything? It's been dealt with. Yeah, like it was dealt with last night.

She wants to make a complaint about my officers. Your officers kicked the shit

out of her.

Now, I want to know exactly how badly hurt she is. What, if any, treatment she

is getting, and when she's getting off the block.

It may come as a huge surprise to you, but I'm the one running this prison, not

you. Look, I'm worried about that woman.

I've a right to know how she is, haven't I? Actually, Nicky, no, you haven't.

Party in the laundry room tonight.

No lock -up.

You what?

I'm not supposed to tell no -one.

Some girl's got a bottle of vodka in.

Who told you that, then?

Bunky. She's all right, though, when you get to know her.

See you there.

Wait till he gobshite.

Surprise, surprise.

Well, I'm not so early, am I?

I'm not very good at party etiquette.

This isn't your fate, Atkins. No, but I feel like a workout.

I get it.

Shazzy's with sugar, Mummy, are you? No.

I think it's about time you picked on someone your own size.

So what's it going to be, Al?

The easy way?

Or the hard way.

That's my... Hard

way, isn't it?

See,

if one thing might have been separated from your kids by that bloody wall,

doesn't that help? Bloody ocean.

For all we know, one of her children could have died.

Oh, don't, Babs.

Don't be suicidal just thinking about it.

And to top it all, they're going to beat the living daylights out of her and

throw her down the block.

I think we should do a protest or something. Make them tell us what's

Like your anger strike?

Yeah, well, it worked for me, didn't it?

What do you think?

I think we've all got too much to lose.

The screws know that.

I'm certain, and I think it's an outrage.

Me too.

How about you, Nicky?

Just say when, darling.

Whatever you can take, more of it to give.

All right, OK.

Enough, right?

There.

You were slow.

I've got Al here.

She's got something she wants to say to you.

Haven't you, Al?

I'm sorry for picking on you.

And?

I won't do it again.

Good God.

Now, pick up back to yourself!

I'll take the messenger with you.

I won't forget this, Yvonne.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just go.

Ever.

off, do that to you. Get set up, don't I?

Frigging Atkins.

What? The old lady?

Don't push over, Maxie, I swear to you.

Maybe it's time I had a little chat with Atkins.

been put down the block.

Yeah, yeah.

That's right, another woman gets solitary because she's depressed and

makes herself heard the only way she can.

That's enough politicising, Wade.

Meanwhile, Charlotte Middle Class Middleton got transferred to an open

yesterday.

Oh, my, my, that is, don't we? Yeah, cos it's one rule for them and another for

the rest of us.

I saw them give Benny a bloody good kicking yesterday.

The lot of you. Then

I suggest we all sit

out till we...

We've got a situation.

Yeah. They're sitting out their songs over something.

Right, girls.

Better show a bit of solidarity, then.

So much for keeping our noses clean, Jo.

Yeah, well, what they're doing to Femi is plain wrong. So we're protected by

sword of Jesus, innit?

Now, I suggest we all move before there's some real trouble.

She's right.

Stay here and we're going to get stamped on.

Well, I say we take the threes. We get above them and we take the advantage.

Can somebody please explain to me what the problem is?

This is a peaceful protest.

All we want to know is what is happening to Femi?

What state is she in? And is someone prepared to review her case?

your concern.

But as acting prison governor, it is not in my power to either move Femi or to

influence how the court has treated her.

What about the way she's been treated in here then? Surely you've got some

influence over that.

I talked to Femi myself this morning. I can assure you she's perfectly fine.

And specifically if she wanted to make any kind of complaint, she declined.

That's not good enough.

We want the officers who assaulted her disciplined.

You wanted reassurance about Femi and I have given you that reassurance.

Now I am not prepared to discuss matters further until you are all.

G -Way officers to the library. Everyone else to the gym. Move it!

Oh, my God, what have we started?

There isn't a hope in hell that's open to us now.

You might as well just sit back and enjoy the ride, girls.

It's about time those bloody screws had a good scare.

And that prat Stuart and all.

OK, everyone.

Our main focus is to contain the prisoners on G -Wing. Make sure the

doesn't spread to any other parts of the prison.

What?

Just give them the run of the place?

For now, yes.

They'll soon give up when they're hungry.

Well, if you don't mind my saying so, ma 'am, it's not much of a strategy, is

it? It is important that we don't overreact too soon.

Which doesn't mean to say that I intend to give in to any of their demands.

I hope not.

And I certainly don't expect a cavalier attitude from anyone.

We are professionals doing a professional job.

And while this incident continues, I'll thank you all to remember that.

Mum.

OK.

Get the handle over. Not under.

What's that?

Then if a screw comes out... You've got to help me stop this. Now.

Not me, Nicky.

Someone's going to get stabbed at this rate of arm.

Yeah.

Hopefully it'll be a screw and I ain't going to lose any sleep over that. What

about Femi? How the hell is this supposed to help her?

Look, she didn't deserve what she got, but I ain't taking a beating for no one.

Are you just going to walk away?

Come on.

It's like I said, Nicky.

Survival.

You're not thinking of tackling them on your own, are you?

Listen, you stupid bitches.

Why don't you stop messing about before someone gets killed?

Watch out, everyone. It's their bloody prefect.

We started this because we wanted Femi off the block.

Which means, like it or not, we've got to negotiate with the screws.

They're not going to listen to us if we're tooled up to the eyeballs.

Yeah, well, listen about her no more.

About us.

Any of you used a knife before?

I just showed them, didn't I?

First

rule

of self -defence.

Never use a weapon an assailant can turn back on you.

Then, of course, one of you does stick a screw.

You think it's worth the extra stretch?

And be sure of a long stay in solitary.

Where no one can hear you scream.

Just telling you how it is, girls.

Yeah, all right. We've got a point.

Stop the noise.

Where the hell did she come from?

My main priority is to avoid a violent confrontation.

That's exactly what we need.

Go in hard. Show them who's boss.

We sit tight. Walter goes near that wing until I say.

But, ma 'am, surely that'll be sending out all the wrong messages.

They're having a ball with no officers around.

I've been in touch with alien management. They agree it's the best

At what cost?

It'll just put the smell of victory up their noses.

We pull back and we identify the ringleaders.

That is from the top, Sylvia.

We know who the ringleader is.

Nicky Wade.

Self -defence your thing, is it?

Never stuck it.

I've only got the one move.

I won't tell anyone, will you?

I'm spookily safe.

You got me out of a tight spot there.

Thanks. My pleasure.

Have you been on G -Wing long?

A couple of weeks.

I've not noticed you before.

Oh.

Idiot.

I've definitely noticed you.

Brilliant night, Max. You reckon?

Excellent.

Told you we'd have a good time in here, didn't I, girls?

We've got the run of this place in no time.

Pest easy.

You're top dog now, Max. No mistake.

You're not quite.

There's still one small problem he's dealing with.

What's that?

Yvonne bleeding Atkins.

I think she's rock hard hurt, don't she?

We're going to have to teach her a different, aren't we?

Why? What are we going to do?

Gonna waste it.