Orange Is the New Black Episode 1.12 Fool Me Once

Piper and Alex reach a crossroads. Pornstache takes the bait but sets a trap for Red. Pennsatucky and Piper have a coming-to-Jesus.

Caputo catches Mendez having sex with Daya. To avoid a rape investigation, the warden puts Mendez on unpaid leave. Daya tells Bennett about her plot, but Bennett is displeased that she framed Mendez. Mendez believes that Daya loves him, and he tells Bennett about Red's smuggling operation, after which Bennett informs Caputo. Claudette's appeal is denied, and she attacks a guard, resulting in her being sent to maximum security.

Unable to adjust to life outside, Taystee commits a crime and returns to prison. Cal gets engaged via text message. Red mediates between Healy and his mail-order bride. Yoga Jones tells Watson how she committed manslaughter against an eight-year-old child. A journalist following up on Larry's interview asks the deputy warden about spending cuts at Litchfield, despite an increase in the prison's funding. Piper and Alex argue, and Piper admits, "I am an emotionally manipulative narcissist who bailed on you when her mother died."

Alex admits she ratted on Piper for dumping her, and she lied to Piper because she wanted Piper to like her. Alex gives Piper a choice: nest with Larry or travel with her and be prepared for anything. Larry asks Piper to marry him immediately. Flashbacks depict how Pennsatucky killed an abortion provider who "disrespected her" for getting her fifth abortion. A conservative Christian anti-abortion group provides her with pro bono legal help. Pennsatucky broods after being "beaten" by Piper, but her lawyer encourages Pennsatucky to witness to Piper. Piper "prays to Mr. Christ" for forgiveness, but she flatly refuses to be baptized. Since Piper disrespected her, Pennsatucky plans to murder Piper.