How It All Goes Down
Thirty-five and Still Alive
- The prison bans cigarettes and has a shakedown looking for contraband.
- Shortly after, there's the prison Job Fair. It pretty much plays out exactly like the one on the television show: ultimately a complete waste of time.
- The whole Martha scandal is drawing a lot of attention to Danbury. People magazine calls them "the scum of the earth" (13.34), offending long-time reader Annette.
- Also, a Hartford Courant reporter speaks to an ex-prisoner who acts like Danbury was the Four Seasons.
- Piper befriends Vanessa and enjoys watching Walking Tall, starring the Rock, whom Piper thinks will someday be president.
- Seriously (13.55).
- And then it's her birthday.
- Pop gives her handmade slippers, and she gets tons of cards and letters and, most importantly, chocolate.