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However, two rednecks beat them to it by fighting over a game of checkers. This causes all the inmates to get involved and they quickly overpower the COs who are trying to break it up. Said orders the Muslims to get out and seize control. Said pulls out the gun he acquired from a rookie CO and fires a shot into the air, causing Em City to quiet down. Said meets with Ross, Adebisi, O\u0027Reily and Alvarez to discuss strategy and demands. Said agrees to let O\u0027Reily, Ross and Adebisi control the main gate and Alvarez will control the hostages. Dobbins was seriously injured during the initial uprising and Hill convinces Vayhue to step up and help. Vayhue and Dobbins leave Em City only to be beaten up by SORT. The hostages require medical attention, so Alvarez and Said vote in favor of a doctor. However, Adedisi, Ross and O\u0027Reily vote no. Governor Devlin orders the National Guard to surround the prison and take it back, but Glynn and McManus think they should see the demands first. McManus volunteers, to Devlin\u0027s disgust, to enter Em City to deliver food and check on the hostages. He tries to get COs Armstrong, Mineo and Wittlesey free in exchange for himself. He gets Armstrong and Mineo released, due to their injuries but Wittlesey has to stay. After reading the demands, Glynn realizes that the prisoners are being quite reasonable, however Devlin orders the National Guard and SORT to re-take Em City anyway. Meanwhile Ross\u0027 men and Adebisi\u0027s are constantly fighting, so Said tells O\u0027Reily to switch Ross\u0027 men with Alvarez\u0027s at the front gate. A short tie later, Adebisi\u0027s men start to fiend due to the depletion of heroin, resulting in a major skirmish. Just as that situation is resolved and the Homeboys are tied up, the lights go out. Said realizes the situation and orders Ross to bring out the hostages as a front line of defense. Soon tear gas is thrown into Em City, then a tractor breaks through the barricade and gunfire rings out in Em City.","wins":0,"nominations":0,"casts":[{"name":"Ernie Hudson","code":"nm0001368","characters":"Warden Leo Glynn"},{"name":"Terry Kinney","code":"nm0455767","characters":"Tim McManus"},{"name":"Harold Perrineau","code":"nm0674782","characters":"Augustus Hill"},{"name":"Eamonn Walker","code":"nm0907708","characters":"Kareem Said"},{"name":"Kirk Acevedo","code":"nm0009716","characters":"Miguel Alvarez"},{"name":"Edie Falco","code":"nm0004908","characters":"Officer Diane Whittlesey"},{"name":"J.K. 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