The tides have turned and, suddenly, the inmates have all the power. You have to question whether it would have happened at all if one CO hadn't brought a gun into the facility, although we doubt it would have. When the gun slid out, Dayanara Diaz (Dascha Polanco) grabs it while surrounded by shouting inmates. When CO Thomas Humphrey (Michael Torpey) speaks Spanish in an effort to connect with her, she gets mad because she doesn't know the language and shoots him in the upper thigh.
That's the beginning of a season that takes place over just a few days. During this episode, the women take control of Litchfield with the gun in their possession. They hold the COs captive to use as a bargaining tool for what they want — improved conditions, justice for Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley), and COs who aren't abusive.