Joyce prepares to convince a parole board that she should be released on licence from her murder conviction, but when her lover Idara is suddenly shipped out, Joyce's angry response threatens her chance of freedom.
In the wake of Laura's death, the prison board want answers from Governor Darby. But with Laura's distraught brother on the scene, saving face may be the least of Darby's worries.
The women see a different side to Sherri after she undergoes specialist mental health treatment, and a stressed Brian resorts to desperate measures in order to cope.
The beleaguered Brian disappears at the worst possible time, with BPS Bridewell being visited by a prison inspector (guest star Neil Fitzmaurice). Last in the season.