- Reese is feeling pretty bad about himself—what Mr. Cintron said really got to him, apparently.
- He has to eat lunch in his cell, so Reese doesn't know what's going on with the other guys.
- Reese wants to pray, but he finds it distasteful just to demand stuff of God. He recalls hearing her mother pray once—she was praying for $10 to buy food, but he knew she'd just spend it on drugs.
- His mom is really into drugs. Reese doesn't approve.
- Reese can't even fantasize about a better life with his family because even his dreams end badly. That's how messed up his mom is.
- After a long day of silent lockdown, Reese goes to dinner. Afterward, he notices his light goes off at 8:30PM. He used to have special privileges that left the lights on an hour later; he wonders if he's been demoted because of the fight.
- Reese reflects on how Progress makes him feel. His verdict? Not good. But working at Evergreen makes him feel better—more human, somehow.
- He also reflects on the series of arrests that landed him in Progress. Sounds like he's been in a lot of trouble.
- During the line-up the next morning, Mr. Pugh asks Reese to step out of line. He takes him to Mr. Cintron's office.
- Mr. Cintron is clearly still mad at Reese. He's going to allow Reese to remain in the work program, but only because it's a pilot program and he doesn't want to lose funding.
- Mr. Cintron tells Reese why he was chosen for the program—high IQ, no history of violent crime—and yet here he is, being violent.
- Mr. C tells Reese that he has totally lost faith in him, but he's going to let Cobo take the blame for the fight. Reese had better not mess up again.
- Reese is back in his quarters, down on his knees scrubbing the floor like Cinderella. And he's crying. He's worried he'll mess up again, even though he doesn't want to.