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7. It Sounded Nicer in My Head

Paranoia strikes deep for Lolly and Judy, aggravating an already tense situation. Red sticks to a Russian tradition for an important occasion.

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Nicky continues her self-destructive drug binge as she returns to minimum security. Red, who had planned to throw a "welcome back party" for Nicky, quickly becomes aware of Nicky's relapse. Lolly finds a friend in a kindly Healy, and she secretly builds a "time machine" out of cardboard. In the time machine, she and Healy both reflect over wanting to go back in time. Outside the prison, Judy King faces backlash when old footage of her hosting a racist puppet show goes viral. Caputo submits a plan to offer educational courses to the inmates in order to give them something useful to do during their incarceration.

Aleida is inspired to begin a nail salon business once she is released. Piper realizes her power has corrupted her, and though she takes steps to make amends, a plan of revenge is already in motion. At Nicky's party, Piper gets kidnapped by Maria and her gang, who brand the Nazi swastika into her arm. Flashback: Lolly works as a journalist for a newspaper company until her mental illness takes over, leaving her homeless on the streets.

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