Ah, here's Augustus to tell us about the fact that America has two million of the world's prisoners. Thanks. Oh, and shut up. Next we see Officer Claire on her rounds. She checks in each cell and finds McCullum dead in his. She's crushed. Really. It turns out he'd been chewing his own muscle for weeks until he bled to death. We see a lovely shot of big gash marks on his arm and hand. Cut to the committee discussing the suicide and the fact that it's the third one in recent months; Father Mukada suggests that they grant prisoners in solitary one hour recreational time every day so they'll have more incentive to correct their behavior. Officer Claire says it's her ass on the line, and if they want maximum-security prisoners walking around, they can escort hers for her. That must be a big line, Claire, if your hateful ass fits on it.

Next scene: a new inmate is introduced, courtesy of our narrator. What is it with HBO and voice-overs? I mean, between this show and Sex and the City, I've jabbed myself in the eye at least six times an episode to dull the blinding headache it gives me. Anyway, the new inmate is Luis Bevelaqua.

Cut to the "recreation time" of inmates in solitary. This involves them all tied together in a circle, walking in, you guessed it, in a circle. If I were in solitary I'd prefer to stay in my cell than do that. Alvarez is walking with new inmate Luis, and when asked why he's in solitary, Alvarez tells him it's because he killed Carlo Ricardo. Turns out Carlo was Luis's cousin. Oopsie! Officer Claire tells them to shut up. The plot thickens. Later, when Hernandez finds out Alvarez killed Carlo, he wants to finish the job on Alvarez.

Cut to solitary recreational time again, presumably the next day. When Bevelaqua's name is called to join the circle walk, we see him hide a pocketknife in his pants. During circle time, William overhears Alvarez tell Bevel-aquaman that he framed Carlo for a rape. William then sees him go for the knife, and he grabs it from him and stabs them both, so Bevel-aquaman dies before we really get to know him and Alvarez winds up in intensive care. After this particularly jarring circle time, Glynn tells Claire that she's getting transferred to another unit. She's indignant. I take a pull from a jug of whiskey. I think if I mainline caffeine while sitting on a hot plate, I can manage to stay fresh and alert during this show.