[s1e1] I Wasn't Ready -

The formidable head of the prison kitchen.

Protagonist Piper Chapman is sentenced to 15 months at Litchfield Penitentiary for a drug-related crime she committed ten years prior. Plot Summary [S1E1] I Wasn't Ready

Piper’s correctional counselor.

Piper’s supportive, sappy fiancé who remains on the outside. The formidable head of the prison kitchen

Piper faces immediate culture shock, struggling with basic prison norms like communal showers (where she uses sanitary pads as makeshift slippers) and navigation of prison hierarchy. the powerful kitchen matriarch

Piper unknowingly offends Red, the powerful kitchen matriarch, by insulting the food, leading to immediate social consequences.

While catching her breath outside, Piper runs directly into Alex Vause , her former lover and the person whose drug ring led to her incarceration. Cast & Key Characters