Oz · SEASON 1

A Game of Checkers

Episode 8 · 1997-08-25

★ 7.9
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Season 1Episode 8★ 7.9/10
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Episode overview

Beecher is released from the hole and Schillinger is left eyeless and weak. A riot breaks out after two white punks get into a fight over checkers. Frustration, sexuality, hate, revenge, racism all rear their ugly heads, causing the violence to escalate.

57 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. The Routine1997-07-12 2. Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise1997-07-14 3. God's Chillin'1997-07-21 4. Capital P1997-07-28 5. Straight Life1997-08-04 6. To Your Health1997-08-11 7. Plan B1997-08-18 8. A Game of Checkers1997-08-25