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Oz: Season 1, Episode 5

Straight Life (4 Aug. 1997)

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The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached unprecedented levels; and the undercover efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling it in backfires in a deadly way... See full synopsis »

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The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached unprecedented levels; and the undercover efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling it in backfires in a deadly way... See full synopsis »

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Ronald Poklewaldt: Markstrom and his crew, I need to know how they're getting their shit into Oz.
Ryan O'Reily: What are you doing market research now?
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