Oz, Season Three

Shirley:
What's this thing between you and Vern? Every time he comes in here, you boys snarl at each other.

Richie:
It's a long story.

Shirley:
I've got no other appointments today.

Richie:
That bastard is the reason I'm on Death Row. He and another Aryan creep killed a Russian. Told me if I don't confess to the murder they'd kill me.

Shirley:
Death sentence either way.

Richie:
Yeah.

Shirley:
But if you know you're going to die, why not tell the truth?

Richie:
The other one, Mark Mack, is already dead. Besides, why should the hacks listen to me now? I say Schillinger did it, they say prove it. I have no proof.

Shirley:
Unless you say you did it together.

Richie:
What?

Shirley:
Lie. Tell them that you and Vern both killed the Russian.

Richie:
How does that help me get off Death Row?

Shirley:
It doesn't, hon. But it does ensure his ass will be up here in the cell next to yours. Just something to consider, Richie. Just something to consider.