"A Failure To Communicate"

Episode #:52 (6.04) A Failure To Communicate
Season:6
Air Date:1/26/2003
Producers:Levinson/Fontana/Finnerty
Writer:Tom Fontana & Bradford Winters
Director:David Von Ancken
 
Synopsis:
Detective McGorry arrives to investigate Said's death; Beecher discovers some information about Keller's case and the death sentence is overturned; Keller returns to Unit B and has a rendezvous with Winthrop; Redding's authority is challenged when his gang mutinies to the Muslim's book business; Busmalis finally visits Norma to hear her explanation; Rebadow's relationship with the new librarian Stella hits a snag when he learns that she is sick; Father Ray gets an interesting visit from Hoyt's lawyer as his death sentence is overturned; 60's radical Jahfree Neema arrives in Oz; Penders decides to sue the state for poisoning him, but White strikes a deal with Glynn and is sent back to Em City; Nathan discovers that Martinez was killed by suffocation, with Brass as the prime suspect; Morales moves to the hospital ward and blames the latinos for his injuries; Alvarez gets a visit from a friend and gets news about Martiza; Robson finally gets some redemption.
 
Starring:
KIRK ACEVEDO as Miguel Alvarez
ERNIE HUDSON as Warden Leo Glynn
TERRY KINNEY as Tim McManus
RITA MORENO as Sister Peter Marie
HAROLD PERRINEAU as Augustus Hill (RIP)
J.K. SIMMONS as Vernon Schillinger
LEE TERGESEN as Tobias Beecher
EAMONN WALKER as Kareem Said
DEAN WINTERS as Ryan O'Reily
 
Also Starring:
BETTY LYNN BUCKLEY as Suzanne Fitzgerald
ANTHONY CHISHOLM as Burr Redding
JOEL GREY as Lemuel Idzik
ZELJKO IVANEK as Governor James Devlin
PATTI LuPONE as Stella Coffo
MARK MARGOLIS as Antonio Nappa (RIP)
CHRISTOPHER MELONI as Chris Keller
GEORGE MORFOGEN as Robert Rebadow
LAUREN VÉLEZ as Dr. Gloria Nathan
SCOTT WILLIAM WINTERS as Cyril O'Reily
B.D. WONG as Father Ray Mukada
MICHAEL WRIGHT as Omar White
GRANVILLE ADAMS as Zahir Arif
ROBERT CLOHESSY as Officer Sean Murphy
JENNIFER HARMON as Ms. Lang
PETER FRANCIS JAMES as Jahfree Neema
RAY IANNICELLI as Officer Roger Brese
TOM MARDIROSIAN as Agamemnon Busmalis
ELLEN McELDUFF as Eleanor O'Connor
MUMS as Arnold "Poet" Jackson
ANDY POWERS as Franklin Winthrop
R.E. RODGERS as James Robson
KRISTIN ROHDE as Officer Claire Howell
DAVID ZAYAS as Enrique Morales
CHUCK ZITO as Chuck Pancamo
 
With:
ANDREA ANDERS as Donna Degenhart
PETER BENSON as Reporter
TIMOTHY L. BROWN as Officer Jason Armstrong
ANTONI CORNACCHIONE as Frank Urbano
CARL DiMAGGIO as Officer Len Lopresti
CYRUS FARMER as Officer Adrian Johnson
MTUME GANT as Reggie Rawls
RA HANNA as Nacim Bismilla
CHRISTOPHER NEAL JACKSON as Perry Loftus
JON KORKES as Officer Tom Robinson
JOHN LURIE as Greg Penders
MALIK as Kenaniah Maxwell
CONNIE NELSON as Detective Guinevere McGorry
LARRY PINE as Arnie Zelman
MICHAEL RIVERA as Pablo Rosa
BLAKE ROBBINS as Officer Dave Brass
OTTO SANCHEZ as Chico Guerra
MICHELLE SCHUMACHER as Norma Clark
PHILIP V. SCOZZARELLA as Officer Joseph Mineo
EVAN SEINFELD as Jaz Hoyt
FELIX SOLIS as Reynaldo Escobales
HANK WAGNER as Stein
CATHERINE WOLF as Nurse Carol Grace
BRENDAN KELLY as Wolfgang Cutler (Uncredited)
EMANUEL YARBROUGH as Clarence Seroy (Uncredited)
DOUGLAS CROSBY as Officer D'Agnasti (Uncredited)
 
Notes:
This episode is narrated by deceased prisoners Augustus Hill and Antonio Nappa.
Keller snaps Winthrop's neck for his killing of Beecher's father.
Rebadow learns that Stella has breast cancer.
Hoyt is actually a rich kid who's been in psychiatric treatment since he was 6. He is to be transferred to the Connolly Institute for the Criminally Insane.
Suzanne tells Ryan that Jahfree Neema convinced her to join the peace movement, which caused her to leave Seamus (and Ryan).
Robson kills Cutler by strangulation after telling Sister Pete he thought Cutler was suicidal.
This episode introduces:
#03N679 Jahfree Neema. Convicted January 10, 2003. Kidnapping, Assault. Sentence: 7 years, up for parole in 3.