▁pow der ▁k eg ▁and ▁will ▁expl ode ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁careful . ▁He ▁den oun ces ▁Mun sey ' s ▁approach ▁and ▁compla ins ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁government ▁officials ▁fail ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁re h abil itation . ▁ ▁Joe ' s ▁att orney ▁vis its ▁and ▁tells ▁Joe ▁his ▁wife ▁Ruth ▁( An n ▁B ly th ) ▁is ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁operation ▁for ▁cancer ▁unless ▁Joe ▁can ▁be ▁there ▁with ▁her . ▁He ▁takes ▁his ▁reven ge ▁on ▁fellow ▁in mate ▁Wilson ▁( James ▁O ' R ear ), ▁who ▁at ▁Mun sey ' s ▁inst ig ation ▁had ▁plant ed ▁a ▁weapon ▁on ▁Joe ▁that ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁stay ▁in ▁solit ary . ▁Joe ▁has ▁organized ▁the ▁brut al ▁attack ▁on ▁Wilson ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁machine ▁shop ▁but ▁provides ▁himself ▁with ▁an ▁al ib i ▁by ▁talking ▁with ▁the ▁doctor ▁in ▁his ▁office ▁while ▁the ▁murder ▁occurs . ▁ ▁Joe ▁press es ▁another ▁in mate , ▁Gall ag her ▁( Char les ▁B ick ford ), ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁escape ▁but ▁Gall ag her ▁has ▁a ▁good ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁prison ▁newspaper ▁and ▁Mun sey ▁has ▁promised ▁him ▁par ole ▁soon . ▁Mun sey ▁then ▁inst ig ates ▁a ▁prisoner ' s ▁suic ide , ▁giving ▁higher ▁authorities ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re voke ▁all ▁prisoner ▁privileges ▁and ▁cancel ▁par ole ▁hear ings . ▁Gall ag her ▁feels ▁bet rayed ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁join ▁Joe ' s ▁escape ▁plan . ▁Joe ▁and ▁Gall