"The Blizzard of '01"

Episode #:37 (4.13) The Blizzard of 01
Season:4
Air Date:2/04/01
Producers:Levinson/Fontana/Finnerty
Writer:Tom Fontana
Director:Leslie Libman
 
Synopsis:
Wick's family sues over his death while participating in the drug trial and Dr. Nathan is investigated for possible malpractice; Ryan O'Reily gets a visit from a woman with alarming news; Bored with Ryan, Howell makes a pass at Cyril--he attacks her and is almost transferred to the Conley Institute; Hughes causes trouble in Unit J; Busmalis' wedding day doesn't go as planned; Father Mukada makes peace with Cloutier; Schillinger welcomes his granddaughter into the world; Beecher hears encouraging news about his sentence, but a new inmate threatens his parole; Vahue tries to turn around; Redding plans an all-out war on his enemies; Hill betrays Redding and tells Officer Murphy about their plans; Giles chooses an old-fashioned execution: stoning; Deyell asks for Said's help; Tidd confesses to Said about the plan with Robson and Hoyt to kill him; Robson has Jenkins attack Said, and Tidd dies while protecting him.
 
Starring:
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:
BETTY BUCKLEY as Suzanne Fitzgerald
KEVIN CONWAY as Seamus O'Reily
JOHN DOMAN as Edward Galson
RICK FOX as Jackson Vahue
GEORGE MORFOGEN as Robert Rebadow
AUSTIN PENDLETON as William Giles
LUKE PERRY as Jeremiah Cloutier
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
ANTHONY CHISHOLM as Burr Redding
ROBERT CLOHESSY as Officer Sean Murphy
SETH GILLIAM as Clayton Hughes
LORD JAMAR as Kevin "Supreme Allah" Ketchum
ERIK KING as Moses Deyell
TOM MARDIROSIAN as Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis
METHOD MAN as Carlton "Tug" Daniels
MUMS as Arnold "Poet" Jackson
SANDRA PURPURO as Katherine McClain
LANCE REDDICK as Johnny Basil
KRISTIN ROHDE as Officer Claire Howell
JACQUES SMITH as Leroy Tidd (Salah Yudin)
DAVID ZAYAS as Enrique Morales
CHUCK ZITO as Chuck Pancamo
 
With:
GREG AINSWORTH as Weatherman
DENA ATLANTIC as Floria Mills
JEROME PRESTON BATES as Officer Travis Smith
PETER BENSON as Reporter
TIMOTHY L. BROWN as Officer Jason Armstrong
ANGELA BULLOCK as Dawn (Deyell's Lawyer)
CARL DiMAGGIO as Officer Len Lopresti
SEAN DUGAN as Timmy Kirk
CYRUS FARMER as Officer Adrian Johnson
MICHAEL GREGORY GONG as Jia Kenmin
ELAIN GRAHAM as Lenore Hughes
JOSHUA HARTO as Carl Jenkins
ED HYLAND as Jeffrey Seitz
JENNA LAMIA as Carrie Schillinger
TOM LIGON as Alvin Yood
BLAYNE PERRY as Samuel Gougeon
R.E. RODGERS as James Robson
OTTO SANCHEZ as Chico Guerra
PHILIP V. SCOZZARELLA as Officer Joseph Mineo
EVAN SEINFELD as Jaz Hoyt
 
Special Thanks to:
GORDON ELLIOTT, GRAND SHAUD, JOHN CARPENTER
 
Notes:
Suzanne Fitzgerald claims to be Ryan's mother.
Norma never shows up for Busmalis' wedding.
This episode introduces:
#01G359 Colonel Edward Galson. Convicted February 16, 2001. Rape, Assault. Sentence: 15 years, up for parole in 7.
#01D251 Carlton Daniels (AKA "Tug" Daniels). Convicted February 20, 2001. Attempted Murder in the First Degree. Sentence: 28 years, up for parole in 18.