Turns out thats not it at all but Piscatellas backstory comes too little, too late.
The gist is that Piscatella and Driscoll were romantically involved.
And thats the whole story (that is revealed at this point).

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Are we supposed to care about this?
The narrative makes very little sense, honestly, and his backstory doesnt illuminate or explain anything.
It would have taken a helluva flashback to elicit any sympathy for Piscatella, and this certainly wasnt it.
(Lets be adults, shall we?)
Now thats something that actually piques Figueroas interest.
See, it turns out Humphrey may have died in the medical bay.
Her cry, Where are all the grown-ups?!
is just so sad.
The inmates need help.
Overall, this episode had some excellent moments, but on the whole, it wasnt that strong.
The Piscatella flashback should have happened way before he became such a villainous caricature.
By this point, its too hard to care.