Oz
Straight Life
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 1997-08-04
Synopsis
The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached scary levels, and the efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling backfire in a deadly way. Despite a lockdown, drugs continue to trickle in--and the blame shifts to corrupt officials.
In the series
This episode is part of Oz (1997–2003) on HBO.
Prison as pressure cooker — HBO brutality before Tony ever saw Dr. Melfi.
Key cast
- Ernie Hudson as Leo Glynn
- Terry Kinney as Tim McManus
- Harold Perrineau as Augustus Hill
- Eamonn Walker as Kareem Said
- J.K. Simmons as Vern Schillinger
- Lee Tergesen as Tobias Beecher