| Cuts Like a Knife | |
|---|---|
| Oz episode | |
| Episode No. | Season 4(Part 2) Epi.4(12) #36 |
| Directed by | Steve Buscemi |
| Written by | Tom Fontana |
| Original Air Date | January 28, 2001 |
| Episode Guide | |
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"Cuts Like a Knife" is the fourth episode of the second part of the fourth season and the thirty-sixth overall episode of the HBO television series Oz. Directed by Steve Buscemi and written by Tom Fontana, it originally aired on January 28, 2001.
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In Oz, you have to be ready to defend yourself at any given moment. Chances are the person coming at you has a weapon, so you gotta have one too. You've got to be ready to kill your enemies, or at least slow them down.
Now, this shank, which we call the Gillette Bayonette, was not designed to pierce, but to slice. The blade of a disposable razor is extracted from its plastic casing, and then attached to a pen or a pencil, only, the danger with this sucker is- Ah! You end up cutting yourself.
This particular shank is called a Blunt. It's fairly standard. A prisoner palms a hunk of metal working in the shop, and then rubs the metal against a stone wall. In Oz, we got plenty of those, shaping it into a blade. The beauty of this baby is that it causes as much internal damage as possible.
Prisoner number 01J813, Jia Kenmin. Convicted February 2nd, 2001. Possession and distribution of a controlled substance. Sentence: 15 years. Up for parole in 5.
This shank is a classic. The bottom end of a toothbrush is carved down to it's sharpest point. Almost like an arrowhead. But the best part, is the weapon doesn't have to be concealed. It can be placed in a pocket, bristles showing. Ready to be grabbed for action.
And then there's the Don Juan. You take a spring from the frame underneath your bed, uncoil it and then sharpen the edge. The wound itself is smaller, but goes much deeper. Like Don Juan, it penetrates.
The worst stab wound is the one to the heart. Sure, most people survive it, but the heart is never quite the same. There's always a scar, which is meant, I guess, to remind you that, even for a little while, someone made your heart beat faster. And that's a scar you can live with. Proudly. All the days of your life.
Deaths:[]
Jorge Vasquez: Killed by Miguel Alvarez in a duel.
Crime Flashbacks:[]
Jia Kenmin: Possession and distribution of a controlled substance