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Oz S4E12 — Cuts Like a Knife

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Oz•Season 4•Episode 12

Cuts Like a Knife

8.6/10 · 1,753 votesJan 28, 200160 min

Ranked #5 of 16 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

O'Reily regrets getting Cyril involved with the trial drug when it starts taking effect. Meanwhile, Giles's request for an unusual method of execution creates controversy and the Chinese refugees are deported...but not before plotting revenge on Morales.

Directed bySteve Buscemi

Written byTom Fontana

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Cast18

Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Tobias Beecher

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Augustus Hill

Dean Winters

Dean Winters

Ryan O'Reily

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn Walker

Kareem Saïd

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Leo Glynn

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Tim McManus

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

J.K. Simmons

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Vernon Schillinger

Kirk Acevedo

Kirk Acevedo

Miguel Alvarez

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BD Wong

BD Wong

Father Ray Mukada

Tom Mardirosian

Tom Mardirosian

Agamemnon Busmalis

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Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana

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Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

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Episode Summary

"Cuts Like a Knife" is episode 12 of Oz season 4. It scored 8.6/10 from 1,753 votes, ranking #5 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Steve Buscemi and written by Tom Fontana, it aired on January 28, 2001.

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