Oz, Season Six

James Robson:
I don't really have anyone else to talk to in this place.

Sister Pete:
That's what I'm here for.

James Robson:
You ever been scared of dying?

Sister Pete:
Oh, yeah. My first year here, a man named Warren Sticks, we were in the middle of a session and suddenly he leapt out of his chair and started to choke me. I blacked out, and when I came to I was lying in a pool of blood, his blood. He had slit his wrists with the edge of my tape dispenser. I realized he was attempting to knock me out so he could kill himself.

James Robson:
You remember that sensation, thinking you were gonna die?

Sister Pete:
Is that how you feel now?

James Robson:
I've felt that way every day since as long as I can remember.

Sister Pete:
How far back is that?

James Robson:
Much further than I'd like. I was Gerald Robson's only child. Even as a kid, you do what you gotta do to survive, 'cause when you're six, running away is not an option.

Sister Pete:
Did he beat you?

James Robson:
Oh, yeah. And worse.

Sister Pete:
Did he abuse you sexually?

James Robson:
It's funny, here I am 36 years old, and I got nowhere to run. You know? And I-I guess what what I want to know is: Is it okay to do whatever is necessary to survive?