Several futures hang in the balance as the inmates face and confront their worst nightmares; Life will never be the same again.

Tensions run high as a prison power outage forces several issues to come to light; Piper finds herself compromised and is forced to think on her feet.

Piper is shocked at an unexpected change in her status; Soso’s hunger strike attracts new support that takes on a religious fervour.

The prison guards finally crack down on the inmates to stop the smuggling issue. After Bennett framed Pornstache, problems arise. And a big secret between Piper and Polly is revealed.

Piper faces a new backlash over special privileges; Caputo feels pressure to toughen up, resulting in administrative changes.

Vee starts her inmate run business, Black Cindy is having issues , Bennett gets blackmailed, and Piper begins her newspaper club.

A bathroom turf war sees deeper lines drawn in the sand as Gloria and Vee go head to head. Piper receives devastating news.

A job fair is being held at the prison, which Taystee attends, Red must face being alone, and Pennsatucky leaves the SHU.

Painful truths reorient several relationships and careers; Pennsatucky feels disrespected by Piper, which is not good; Larry delivers an ultimatum.

Red’s scheme to reclaim her kitchen backfires; the inmates stage a Christmas pageant; Piper’s plans unravel even as she realizes her life is in jeopardy.

The prisoners mourn one of their own and even a drunken Pornstache reveals surprising emotions; Larry gives a revealing radio interview.

Piper wants the prison’s outdoor running track reopened, but in order to get it, she’ll have to give her corrections officer something he wants.

The inmates campaign along racial lines for positions on a prisoners council, but Piper tries to stay above the increasingly raucous competition.

Targeted for romance by a fellow prisoner, Piper finds that subtlety is an ineffective approach to letting her suitor down.

After insulting the food in front of the prison chef, Piper is starved out by the kitchen staff and struggles to offer up an acceptable apology.