6. Cruel and Unusual Punishments

Complete story — includes the ending

William Cudney, who has been stealing chloral hydrate for Ryan O'Reily, realizes that O'Reily has been using it to drug some of the boxing contestants, fixing the matches. In order to save his own soul, Cudney plans to turn O'Reily in, but O'Reily hires Kosygin to "save him". With his brother's help, Cyril O'Reily defeats Pancamo in the next match. Stanislofsky attempts to bring Kosygin down, telling Pancamo that Kosygin has been fixing the boxing matches. Kosygin attacks Stanislofsky, almost killing him, but is stopped and taken to the hole. Nappa decides to write a memoir with the help of his new cellmate, Nat Ginzburg. Pancamo hears of this and decides that Nappa must be stopped, since his memoir might include confessions implicating the other Italians. At McManus' suggestion, Wangler enrolls in a parenting program and has a visit with his infant son, but he storms out when the baby seems uncomfortable around him. Adebisi, who is keeping Wangler tied up at night, plots to bring McManus down. Father Mukada takes up the investigation of Hughes' father's death, interviewing Giles, who tells him Glynn was the killer. Keller tries to repair his relationship with Beecher, but Beecher continues to rebuff him. Beecher goes to Said for spiritual counsel. Khan disagrees with Said's decision to include Beecher in their group; he rejects Said and takes over leadership of the Muslims.