Orange Is the New Black Episode 1.05 The Chickening

Rumors spread when Piper sees a chicken loose in the prison yard. Dayanara and Bennett's flirtation raises eyebrows.

While relaxing in the exercise yard, Piper sees a chicken. When she mentions it in passing, Red recounts her dream of cooking a proper chicken and offers a gift to the person who catches the chicken. Larry discovers that Alex gave Piper's name to the Feds. To keep Piper focused on life beyond prison, Larry lies to her. Polly Harper arranges for Piper to take a business call, but Piper skips it to chase the chicken. Morello ends her relationship with Nicky. Sophia asks Sister Ingalls for estrogen pills, but she refuses. The overloaded chapel ceiling collapses from a heavy cross Pennsatucky tried to hang.

The prisoners work to clean up and repair the damage. Miss Claudette starts researching her legal appeal. Bennett and Daya pass notes to each other. Aleida advises her daughter to date another guard who can do her favors.

Flashbacks depict life in the Diaz household, in which the family struggles financially, while Aleida runs a drug ring with her boyfriend. After Aleida goes to prison, Daya starts dating the boyfriend and running the drug ring, presumably how she ended up in prison.