Nancy Callahan, haunted by the memory of John Hartigan's death, seeks revenge against Senator Roark. With assistance from Marv, she ultimately kills Roark in his mansion.
Columbus and Tallahassee discover that Little Rock and Wichita have taken their weaponry and the keys to their truck, continuing a pattern of the sisters scamming people.
The team's leader, Major Reisman, has to deal with constant discipline and morale issues among his men, but over time they come together as a cohesive unit.
Tarek, who is a prisoner and a journalist participating in the experiment, tries to expose the extreme conditions and ends up being one of the main targets of abuse.
The entire sequence of Trip's adventure is intercut with Metallica's live concert performance, which continues uninterrupted despite the disasters happening outside.
Despite his powers, John Coffey is wrongfully convicted of the murder of two young girls, a crime actually committed by another inmate, Wild Bill Wharton.
The revelation of 'Project Treadstone' and 'Blackbriar' becomes public knowledge after Pamela Landy faxes classified documents to a journalist, exposing the covert operations.