In Imaginary Enemies Piper has been reassigned to “The Ghetto” and rooming with Claudette who is not too pleased to have Piper around. Piper is also assigned to the electrical shop, fixing lamps. She runs into serious trouble when she loses a screwdriver and is assaulted by Mendez during the search. Piper does manage to find a way to ingratiate herself with some of the other inmates by agreeing to write appeal letters.
Flashbacks focus on Claudette who arrived in the country unable to speak English but ended up running her own housekeeping company. We discover that she murdered a man who was abusing one of her employees.
production details
USA / Netflix – Liongate – Tilted / 1×52 minute episode / Release date 11 July 2013
Writer: Gary Lennon / Director: Michael Trim
Orange Is The New Black Season 1 Episode 4
cast
Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman
Laura Prepon as Alex Vause
Michael J. Harney as Sam Healy
Michelle Hurst as Miss Claudette Pelage
Kate Mulgrew as Galina ‘Red’ Reznikov
Madeline Brewer as Tricia Miller
Danielle Brooks as Tasha ‘Taystee’ Jefferson
Lea DeLaria as Big Boo
Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O’Neill
Vicky Jeudy as Janae Watson
Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols
James McDaniel as Jean Baptiste
Matt Peters as Joel Luschek
Nick Sandow as Joe Caputo