Wentworth Prison

The Velvet Curtain (1x5)

: 25, 2013

This week's episode deals with the fallout from the VIP visit and reveals a dark side to prison governor Erica Davidson. Although Liz's outburst received the most press coverage, Franky's contribution attracted good reviews and now Channing is keen to use her as the poster girl for prison reform. "Do whatever you have to to keep her in line," he tells Erica, unaware that the prison governor has been having erotic dreams about the sexy inmate. Erica is forced to tutor Franky, who uses the opportunity to proposition her. "Isn't that the best bit - when it's new, scary, a little bit dangerous," she taunts her, leaving Erica hot and bothered. Erica declares that Franky does nothing for her, then jumps on her fiancé Mark the moment she gets home. In the heat of the moment, she shocks him by asking him to be rough with her. "Sex, Mark, it's supposed to be dirty sometimes. It doesn't have to be so... nice all time!" she tells him. A flashback reveals the roots of Erica's frustration – an interest in the darker side of sex. While she worked for her father's law firm, she had to visit The Velvet Curtain, a club catering for fetishists. She was fascinated then, and Franky is arousing similar feelings. Now they are coming between Erica and her fiancé, but when he gives her an ultimatum, what will she decide? Franky is not the only object of desire in Wentworth. Officer Will Jackson becomes the subject of ribald speculation among the women after Bea tells them that he is quite something with his shirt off. Meanwhile, Liz's drinking problem spirals and she alienates the women. Despite her anger, Doreen turns down the peer worker role to avoid hurting her friend, so she is surprised and upset when Liz lashes out during an argument. "You wouldn't last five minutes in the job... because you're dumb and you’re black, and people are never going to come to you and talk to you in the same way they talk to me!" Liz has gone too far and they both know it. Can their friendship survive after this? The jibe prompts Doreen to become the women's new peer worker, while Jacs ensures that Liz feels the full force of her demotion. When Liz collapses in the exercise yard, everyone thinks that Jacs is behind it, but even Franky is shocked when she finds out the real cause.