Jessica stands in for a friend of hers to give a lecture at a women's prison. The prison is under the new stewardship of Warden Gates. Gates is seen having a heated argument with the Prison Doctor, Irene Matthews. Irene is killed. Tests show a convict's prints are on the vial, it leads to a riot.
I like the premise of the episode, and for the most part it's fun and entertaining, but in so many ways it's pretty silly. I know it's the eighties, but was it a Prison, or a hotel. Prisoners are wandering about, in and out of offices at will. I'm assuming each inmate had a private hair stylist, as in each scene, each prisoner appears beautifully coiffured.
It's well made, and nicely acted. I particularly liked Janet Maclachlan's Doctor, a shame she wasn't in it for very long. Vera Miles is excellent as the Warden too, a woman so strikingly beautiful in many films.
Good features, but a little unrealistic for the most part. 6/10