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5. Fake It Till You Fake It Some More

Rumors fly among the inmates about a new, higher-paying job assignment, especially when they have to take a test for it.

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MCC invests in new mattresses and improvements in the prison, but they cut the guards' hours to part time. Daya tries to figure out her next steps without Bennett. Alex is paranoid that Kubra is trying to kill her. Poussey tries to stop animals from stealing her fermented alcohol. A new work detail that pays ten times the wage of other prison jobs is introduced, prompting the inmates to jockey for the new positions. They take a test and several inmates, including Piper and Flaca, are selected. It is revealed they will be working in a shop making women's underwear. Flashback: In high school, Flaca uses psychology to trick students into believing she is selling them LSD. When a classmate who believes he is high jumps from a building, Flaca is arrested for fraud.

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