As the episode begins, we see that Rita (Leah Purcell) is still dealing with her loss. Vera (Kate Atkinson) tells the guards that she is going to be stepping down. Will (Robbie Magasiva) takes over and begins dishing out orders almost immediately. Linda Miles (Jacqueline Brennan) is eager to step up and get a promotion. Kaz (Tammy Macintosh) and Marie (Susie Porter) eyeball one another in the cafeteria. Meanwhile, Boomer (Katrina Milosevic) and Liz (Celia Ireland) discuss Liz’s bucket list. Kaz meets with Will. Will admits that he got it wrong in the past. He apologizes to Kaz. He tells her that they need to support each other.

Next, Kaz threatens Vicky (Artemis Ioannides). She blames her for the drugs getting into the prison. Rita begins noticing weird birds in the prison. She suspects that Marie might have had something to do with Ray’s death. She speaks to Ruby (Rarriwuy Hick) about her suspicions. Marie learns that she isn’t going to get help anytime soon. Dr. Greg Miller (David de Lautour) speaks with his new neighbor, Vera. Jake (Bernard Curry) enters and offers his assistance. Miller rejects the offer for the time being. Next, he meets with Boomer. It seems that she has taken a liking to him. Rita decides to go after Marie. Rita grabs her by the neck and accuses her of having Ray killed.

Rita speaks with Will. She blames herself for Ray’s death. Will lets Rita go back to her cell and not solitary. Boomer tries to help Liz find someone who can tango. The birds give Vicky away. Kaz confronts her again and finds drugs on her. Rita gets a visit from Chocco (Nathaniel Dean). She tells him about her suspicions. Kaz tells Rita about Maria supplying her attacker with drugs. Kaz wants to team up and take Marie out. Vera tells Boomer that she specifically picked her for the program with Dr. Miller. Dr. Miller learns about Vera convincing Boomer to play along. Rita has a heart to heart with Ruby. Boomer meets with the doctor again. He encourages her to resist something that she wants.

Chocco meets with Rita again. She learns that Ray’s murder was payback for Drago’s death. Rita decides to go after Marie. She tells Kaz. They agree to make a bomb and blow her up. They begin collecting supplies. Vera speaks to Dr. Miller about Liz’s condition. He is working with a new drug that might help. Vera tells Liz. Kaz and Rita get everything they need to create their bomb. Liz meets with the doctor. She believes he is Don. Vera calms her down before the session continues. Allie (Kate Jenkinson) goes to Ruby for help. She encourages her to stop Rita and Kaz from attacking Marie. Ruby reluctantly agrees to help. Ruby finds the bomb and Rita finds her. Ruby encourages her to stop the attack on Marie.

That night, Boomer tries to help Liz learn to tango. Jake gets involved and agrees to help. Vera watches him from outside the cell. Marie convinces Allie to help her smuggle drugs into the prison. Rita gets cold feet. Kaz and Rita agree to stop the attack. Ruby tells Allie that the attack has been called off. Allie smuggles in drugs. Will makes Linda the new acting deputy governor. She gets into an argument with Ruby and begins feeling sorry for herself. Kaz finds Allie trying to use the drugs. She stops her and destroys them. Then, she decides to go after Marie. She finishes the bomb, throws it into Marie’s cell and blocks the door. The bomb explodes and the episode ends.

 

Wentworth Review

I am glad the ending of this episode was fairly good. However, I am a little cautious. I do not believe for a minute that Marie Winter is dead. That would have destroyed the entire storyline for the season. It is just too early in the season. I liked or like Marie more than Kaz, Allie, Rita, and Ruby. Still, I would like to see someone higher up die. I doubt Marie is the first casualty here, but we’ll see in the next episode. I suspect that the new writers are playing the same games as the old writers.

The episode was better. It scores a 7.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Wentworth now.