"The Truth and Nothing But..."

Episode #:17 (3.1) The Truth and Nothing But...
Season:3
Air Date:7/14/99
Producers:Levinson/Fontana/Finnerty
Writer:Tom Fontana
Director:Nick Gomez
 
Synopsis:
In addition to the name change to "Oswald State Correctional Facility," more changes abound. Newbies Coyle, Kahn, and Ricardo arrive and partner up with Wangler, Said, and Hernandez respectively. Adebisi's "recovery" prompts a return to Gen Pop. A managed health care company takes over Oz's infirmary, to Dr. Nathan's disgust and Miguel's detriment; Clayton Hughes, son of a past Oz guard who came through the ranks with Glynn, asks Glynn to hire him; New hack Officer Claire Howell, gets friendly with McManus; Cyril O'Reily still has nightmares about being raped by Schillinger, and Ryan schemes on revenge; Officer Metzger nearly chokes Busmalis to death and pushes him down the stairs in revenge for Mark Mack's death, but neither Busmalis nor Beecher will testify against him; Said develops an unlikely alliance as he starts a hunger fast in response to McManus rejecting his request for food in his cell during his holy season; Keller apologizes and confesses his part in setting up Beecher and is immediately taken into protective custody; Beecher gets some oh-so-sweet revenge.
 
Starring:
KIRK ACEVEDO as Miguel Alvarez
ADEWALE AKINNOYE-AGBAJE as Simon Adebisi
ERNIE HUDSON as Warden Leo Glynn
TERRY KINNEY as Tim McManus
RITA MORENO as Sister Peter Marie
HAROLD PERRINEAU as Augustus Hill
J.K. SIMMONS as Vernon Schillinger
LEE TERGESEN as Tobias Beecher
EAMONN WALKER as Kareem Said
DEAN WINTERS as Ryan O'Reily
 
Also Starring:
KATHRYN ERBE as Shirley Bellinger
EDIE FALCO as Officer Diane Wittlesey
LUIS GUZMAN as Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez
ZELJKO IVANEK as Governor James Devlin
MARK MARGOLIS as Antonio Nappa
CHRISTOPHER MELONI as Chris Keller
GEORGE MORFOGEN as Robert Rebadow
LAUREN VELEZ as Dr. Gloria Nathan
B.D. WONG as Father Ray Mukada
BILL FAGERBAKKE as Officer Karl Metzger
GRANVILLE ADAMS as Zahir Arif
ARIJA BAREIKIS as Tricia Ross
SETH GILLIAM as Officer Clayton Hughes
TOM MARDIROSIAN as Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis
MUMS as Arnold "Poet" Jackson
KRISTIN ROHDE as Officer Claire Howell
TREACH as Malcolm "Snake" Coyle
J.D. WILLIAMS as Kenny "Bricks" Wangler
SCOTT WILLIAM WINTERS as Cyril O'Reily
 
Guest Starring:
MILO O'SHEA as Dr. Frederick Garvey
 
With:
MALÉ BABY ALEXANDER as Junior Pierce
JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ as Carlo Ricardo
ERNIE HUDSON, JR. as Hamid Khan
RAY IANNICELLI as Officer Roger Brese
JORDAN LAGE as Richie Hanlon
EDDIE MALAVARCA as Peter Schibetta
OTTO SANCHEZ as Chico Guerra
PHILIP V. SCOZZARELLA as Officer Joseph Mineo
EVAN SEINFELD as Jaz Hoyt
CHUCK ZITO as Chuck Pancamo
NATASCIA A. DIAZ as Margarita Ricardo (uncredited)
JAIME TIRELLI as Ferdinand Ricardo (uncredited)
CARL DiMAGGIO as Officer Len Lopresti (uncredited)
 
Notes:
Ozwald is a "Level Four" prison (maximum security).
The managed health care company, Weigert Corp., has the same name as the (fictional) company that took over St. Eligius Hospital in the TV series "St. Elsewhere."
The C.O.'s have "forgotten" to give Miguel food and water and Father Ray begins sneaking him food.
Kenny changes his nickname to "Bricks."
Thie episode introduces three new recurring C.O.'s: Hughes, Howell, and Lopresti.
Clayton's father, Sam Hughes, was killed while on duty at Oz.
This episode introduces:
#99C122 Malcolm "Snake" Coyle. Convicted Jan 17 1999, Grand Larceny, Armed Robbery, Assault with a deadly weapon, assaulting a police officer. Sentence: 50 years, up for parole in 20.