In all my years at Oz, I've learned one rule: accept the hand you're dealt.
“Escape From Oz” · Season 2, Episode 8
In this episode: Tim McManus (3), Augustus Hill (2), Kareem Said (2), Ryan O`Reily (2), Bob Rebadow (2), Chuck Pancamo (2), Jaz Hoyt (2), Kenny (2)
CCoushaine
I say we institute a "no swearing" rule.
Fuck you.
Suck my dick.
WWangler
Asswipe.
ORO'Reily
Cocksucker.
You stupid cunt.
HHoyt
Putz.
If nobody has anything more intelligent to say, this meeting is adjourned.
(about to slit his own throat) Say a prayer for me, father.
Everybody wants to escape from Oz. But the truth is, there is no escape. Let's say you manage to sneak out. Then you gotta run and keep running. A life of running away ain't no life at all. Better to deal with where you live. The real measure of a man is not where he lives, but how; how he makes the best of it.
RReporter
Mr. Said, how do you feel?
How do I feel? I feel joyless. My brothers remain behind. Imprisoned, suppressed. I don't just mean my Muslim brothers, I mean every single man that will sleep in here tonight, that was cut off from everything that he loves. Cut off from his own self. You know, as the word went around that the Governor was gonna give somebody clemency, I saw a rift develop as each inmate wished himself to be the chosen one. The longing to be free became as palpable as the food that we eat. But it is a meal that I am being served right now. And I am Muslim. And Allah does not allow me to swallow certain things. Allah does not allow me to take scraps from the hands of a man such as this. A man who is corrupt and immoral. A man who denigrates the gift of clemency just as he violates the principles of justice. A man that gave the order that caused the death of eight people. And so, Governor Devlin, because even the cost of freedom can be too high, I refuse your pardon!
How do you live with yourself?
RSRobert Sippel
How do you?
Whatever I've done, I've done for righteous reasons. Any laws I've broken don't deserve to be laws. But you, you fucking baby raper! You should be dead.
Back in your cage, Schillinger. Don't make me use this. You wouldn't want me to enjoy myself, now would you?
RSRobert Sippel
Thank you, Officer.
Just doing my job, pal. For once I agree with that Nazi fuck.
McManus! I fucked up a lot of people's lives.
Yeah.
My brother Cyril got slow because of me. We were at this funeral and there was this chick there that I used to date. [Flashbacks of Cyril being injured as Ryan talks.] She was there with her new boyfriend, some wise guy. But she and me, we're still hot for each other. Cyril got brain-damaged defending me. When the doctors told me that Cyril would never be the same again, that he would have the mind of a five-year-old, fuck, it crushed me. So I got wasted. I lost control. Everything I've done since I've gotten here was to protect my ass so I could make parole. But what I feel for Gloria, it blinded me. So I lost control again. So now Cyril's in Oz and he's gonna be here for 60 years and he got raped by Schillinger and he's afraid. So I gotta stay here with Cyril. I gotta protect my brother. For once in my fucking life, I'm gonna be his big brother.
You had Cyril kill Gloria's husband?
Yes.
You'll be brought up on charges.
That's what I deserve.
[Discussion in Emerald City after Beecher gets incapacitated by Keller and Schillinger]
JCJonathan Coushaine
They broke both his arms and his legs?
JHJaz Hoyt
Hey, what's he do if he gets an itch?
CPChucky Pancamo
He looked like a fucking pretzel.
That's because he was in love with Keller.
Love hurts.
Schillinger did this.
Fucking Schillinger did this, man.
KWKenny Wangler
Yo, I want to move in here.
JPJunior Pierce
Why?
KWKenny Wangler
It's a better view.
How'd this happen? Who took Beecher to the gym?
KMKarl Metzger
I don't know, but I'll find out.
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