Episode 5: The Velvet Curtain

Unsettled by an erotic dream she had about Franky, Erica tries to avoid her, but they’re thrown together when Channing decides to use Franky as the poster girl for prison reform. When forced to tutor Franky, their close proximity and Franky’s provocation leave Erica hot and bothered.

Erica’s sexual frustration at work illuminates the problems in her relationship with her fiancé Mark, and she has to cope with a darker side of herself, forcing her to make a difficult choice.

Stripped of her peer worker duties Liz’s drinking problem spirals and she alienates the women until a close call gives her the much-needed perspective. Meanwhile, a connection develops between Bea and Officer Will Jackson prompting Bea to confide in Liz about the brutal truth of her marriage to Harry.