13. Storm-y Weather

Complete story — includes the ending

Dozens of CERT members in riot gear break down the prison doors with smoke bombs, stun guns and batons in hand, causing pandemonium as they handcuff all the inmates. After discovering a dead Humphrey, the CERT escalate their tactics to "by any means necessary." Cindy and Taystee panic as Suzanne is unconscious from the lithium. They get help from Nicky, who takes them down to Frieda's hiding place; Suzanne is revived when they inject her with an epi-pen. Angie and Leanne burn all the prison records to erase their history of infractions. Deciding not to go down without a fight, Ouija, Pidge and the white supremacists barricade themselves inside a dorm and injure some of the CERT members with booby traps before being restrained. The inmates are led outside in handcuffs in front of a crowd of families and the press. Maritza and Flaca are thrilled to see fans of their beauty tutorials on the internet cheering for them. Morello reunites with Vince, and Maria is allowed to see her daughter. Linda tries to tell an officer she is from MCC, but she is ignored. The count of the inmates leaves them ten short, and Caputo informs the CERT about the old pool that Figueroa never filled. The CERT chief assumes the fact that the remaining inmates are hiding "strategically" means they are planning an offensive against the officers. He informs Caputo that the governor has already approved any casualties necessary. Pennsatucky and Coates bond in the cabin. Nicky brings Taystee, Cindy and Suzanne to the bunker, and Taystee is shocked to see Piscatella tied up. She takes Frieda's gun and points it at him, telling him he is to blame for Poussey's death. But instead of killing him, she breaks down crying. Red unexpectedly releases Piscatella and tells him to leave without touching anyone. Piscatella emerges into the prison hallway, only to be shot and killed by an inexperienced CERT officer. As night falls, the inmates outside are loaded onto buses for new prisons; Flaca and Maritza are separated. In the bunker, the remaining inmates—Alex, Piper, Taystee, Nicky, Red, Cindy, Frieda, Suzanne, Blanca, and Gloria—link arms as the CERT blows the doors off.