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12. The Big House

Taystee meets with a lawyer. As the GED exam looms, Suzanne gives Pennsatucky a pep talk. Gloria faces a dilemma. Alex confronts Piper.

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The guards begin interrogations over the illegal phone. Despite her release date approaching, Gloria confesses to owning the phone. Taystee consults with her lawyer and discovers that Suzanne's journal cannot be used as evidence for a trial. Discouraged by this news, Taystee plans to commit suicide with Daya's fentanyl. Nicky reluctantly lets Lorna get transferred to the Florida block. Hopper is fired after getting caught having sex with Aleida. McCullough informs Alex that Piper is seeing someone else. Alex confronts Piper in visitation; Alex confesses that she doesn't have any feelings for McCullough, but Piper admits she has feelings for Zelda.

McCullough has Alex transferred to an Ohio prison. During the GED exam, Luschek fails to provide Pennsatucky extra time for her dyslexia. Believing she had flunked the test, Pennsatucky snorts fentanyl from Daya's crew and overdoses. Taystee later discovers Pennsatucky's unconscious body and cries for help. Flashback: During her brief release in season one, Taystee is kicked out of her group home and has no place to stay. She has an emotional phone call with Poussey, who had called her from Litchfield.

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