3 months have passed and Rita is finally released from the slot, with both Rita and Marie receiving 15 year sentences. A junkie takes Vera hostage which makes her rethink her governorship, and Rita suffers a tragic loss.
As Rita is released from the slot, Marie returns from her sentencing. Rita tries to get Ray to understand that he can't waste his life going after someone who can't be there for him. While Vera and the guards deal with the inmates, Liz shadows Boomer as she is a shadow of her former self.—PhaseItIn