Tim Mc Manus - Season 5

Season 5

When Emerald City is reopened, the inmates are allowed conjugal visits for the first time in months. However, a bus accident the relatives of several inmates, including Hill and Schillinger. Eleanor O'Connor, McManus' ex-wife, is hired as a state liaison to Oz. Throughout the season, the two get into petty arguments over the minuscule subjects. O'Connor eventually states that she divorced McManus over his tendency to become too punishing and self-righteous when he realizes that not everyone can fit his ideals.

The solitary inmates, including Omar White, are released into Em City while repairs being made. White tells McManus that he wishes to be on good behavior, yet continues to have disciplinary problems. McManus and the staff are also wary of a war that is brewing between the Muslims and Aryans. He notices that Said especially is becoming more violent and as a result, he asks him to contain his anger by guiding White. The war is also put on hold through various interaction sessions started by Sister Pete with Beecher, Said, and Schillinger. The Aryans start another war though with the Italian inmates as Schillinger learns that Chucky Pancamo ordered the murder of his son. This war hospitalizes Pancamo, puts Peter Schibetta who has been released from the Psych Ward back in, and leads to an alliance between the Homeboys and Latinos who are interested in full control of the drug trade.

Ryan's mother arrives in Oz to start a performing arts program as part of her community service. When Cyril kills an Asian inmate in self-defense, McManus tells him that he will either go to death row or an institution. Meanwhiles, McManus uses the performing arts program as an opportunity to help White stay off drugs. White seems to do well until he attacks Wolfgang Cutler, an inmate who had conspired to kill Kareem Said. Even though White had acted to save Said's life, McManus gives up on White and sends him to solitary permanently. In other rehab programs, Latino inmate Miguel Alvarez succeeds in training a seeing-eye dog for the man he blinded. McManus recommends parole for Alvarez, but he is denied and sent to solitary.

In this season, inmate Bob Rebadow's grandson is about to die from Leukemia and McManus does what he can to help. When Rebadow asks the injured officer Dave Brass to buy him a lottery ticket which ends up winning the $2,000,000.00 jackpot that Brass runs off with. Murphy then has a speech to McManus stating two things- 1) Of all the inmates to rip off, Rebadow is one that did not deserve to be, 2) McManus was not responsible for Brass' injury. Murphy tries to get Carlos Martinez to admit his guilt in slicing Brass' tendon and McManus helps Rebadow search for another cure. Unfortunately, Rebadow's grandson Alex Jr. dies right before Brass decides to do the right thing, give Rebadow the rest of the lottery money.

On drug related issues this season, Augustus Hill ODs on heroin and nearly dies and as a result, McManus angrily accuses and confronts Redding whom he believes is responsible demanding to know who got Hill drugged. This angers Redding who cares deeply for his stepson and in recent years would never let him touch drugs. Burr promises to find the man responsible. Unbeknownst to Burr, Poet sold Hill the drugs and then forced inmate Busmalis to lie and say Italian inmate Salvatore DeSanto sold him the drugs. This results in the murder of DeSanto and ends the alliance between the Homeboys and Latinos. This ultimately ends in the death of Hill when the Latinos renew their alliance with the Italians who promise to kill Redding. As Redding is walking, Frank Urbano approaches him with a shank and Augustus gets in the way and subsequently dies protecting Burr. Augustus spoke his last words to McManus, who was holding his hand as he lay bleeding on the floor, telling McManus "I can feel my legs."