"Straight Life" | ||
Episode #: | 5 (1.5) | |
Season: | 1 | |
Air Date: | 8/4/97 | |
Producers: | Levinson/Fontana | |
Writer: | Tom Fontana | |
Directors: | Lesley Libman & Larry Williams | |
Synopsis: | ||
The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached unprecedented levels; and the undercover efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling it in backfires in a deadly way. Despite a lockdown in the Emerald City, drugs continue to trickle in--and the blame shifts from prisoners to corrupt officials. New inmate Scott Ross has old ties to Schillinger and Diane, who he manipulates into smuggling in cigarettes; Said refuses treatment for his hypertension; Schibetta demands O'Reily shut down Healy's drug business; concerned with Beecher's growing drug use, Sister Pete arranges for a visit with his mother and forces him to drug counseling; after losing his baby, Miguel begins losing his mind. | ||
Starring: | ||
ERNIE HUDSON as Leo Glynn TERRY KINNEY as Tim McManus HAROLD PERRINEAU as Augustus Hill EAMONN WALKER as Kareem Said | ||
Also Starring: | ||
EDIE FALCO as Officer Diane Wittlesey STEVE RYAN as Officer Mike Healy MURPHY GUYER as Officer Eddie Hunt B.D. WONG as Father Ray Mukada KIRK ACEVEDO as Miguel Alvarez RITA MORENO as Sister Peter Marie TONY MUSANTE as Nino Schibetta J.K. SIMMONS as Vernon Schillinger LEE TERGESEN as Tobias Beecher SEAN WHITESELL as Donald Groves DEAN WINTERS as Ryan O'Reily | ||
Guest Starring: | ||
ADEWALE AKINNOYE-AGBAJE as Simon Adebisi GEORGE MORFOGEN as Robert Rebadow O.L. DUKE as Paul Markstram STEVE RYAN as Officer Mike Healy JD WILLIAMS as Kenny Wangler STEPHEN GEVEDON as Scott Ross BRIAN TARANTINA as Ronald Pokelwaldt PAT McNAMARA as Dr. Prestopnik RICHARD HAMILTON as Whitney Munson KATHLEEN WIDDOES as Tobias Beecher's mother | ||
With: | ||
CRADEAUX ALEXANDER as Drag Queen LIEF RIDDELL as Mark Mack PHILIP SCOZZARELLA as Officer Joseph Mineo ESTHER SWAN as Barbara Deckart RAY IANNICELLI as Officer Roger Brese (uncredited) | ||
Notes: | ||
Markstram is murdered. He was an undercover narcotics cop. Scott Ross knew Schillinger on the outside. He also knew Diane Wittlesey, because he rode with her ex-husband Glen. Officer Healy is busted for smuggling drugs to Ryan O'Reily. This episode introduces: #94P442 Ronald Pokelwaldt. Convicted March 8 1994. Arson in the first degree. Sentence 25 years, up for parole in 10. #97R518 Scott Ross. Convicted June 4 1997. Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (third conviction). Sentence: Life, without parole. #45M242 Whitney Munson. Convicted March 7, 1945. Murder in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance. Sentence: 110 years, up for parole in 60. |