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88-409: Botwin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Nancy Botwin , character in the television series Weeds Naftali Botwin (1907–1925), Polish communist and labour activist Will Botwin (born 1948), American talent manager See also [ edit ] Bottin (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

176-409: A DEA agent who discovers Nancy's business, but takes measures to ensure her safety. Peter grew increasingly hostile towards Nancy and is eventually killed. Eventually, Nancy works for a gangster named U-Turn. During one of her runs for him, she meets Guillermo, a Mexican drug trafficker, who offers her a chance to move up in the drug game. Nancy declines, but changes her mind when a huge fire spreads into

264-412: A Mexican "mermaid" that he falls for but loses her when she falls for Andy. Doug eventually opens a medical marijuana dispensary with Silas, but that dream dies when Celia and Dean steal their supply. After Celia pushes Dean out of her pot-selling operation, Doug teams up with Dean and Isabelle to steal it back. He ends season five by becoming co-team leader of Celia's pot-selling team. In season six, he

352-448: A SEC informant against Vehement's CEO, Foster Cline. Thanks to his synesthesia , Doug discovers accounting fraud at his new company, but his old college buddy encourages him to overlook them. Doug also discovers that the SEC retirement plan is tied into Vehement's Ponzi scheme and uses that knowledge to squash the SEC's investigation into the company. When Cline escapes New York City to dodge

440-583: A bizarre car crash. Andrew "Andy" Botwin ( Justin Kirk , leading character)—also known as Bill Sussman in seasons three and seven, and as Randy Newman in season six—is Judah's brother, a fun-loving, irresponsible slacker. After Judah's death, Nancy reluctantly allows Andy to live at the house. She realizes that his presence is needed for her business and as a father figure for the children, along with coercing her into letting him stay for as long as he wants after he discovers that she's been selling weed from Heylia. He

528-461: A clothing line for overweight and obese girls. Isabelle becomes close friends with Shane, who bond over their abnormal mothers; their relationship ends when Shane moves "off the grid" during season six. Isabelle resents her mother, but seems to enjoy her father's company. In the series finale, Dean reveals that Isabelle has had gender affirming surgery and is now living as Bruce. Quinn Hodes ( Haley Hudson , guest character in season one, four, and five)

616-452: A college security guard who "jacked" Nancy's weed, Heylia orders him to stay away from Nancy, believing that his feelings for Nancy "brought out the stupid in him" and threaten Heylia's interests. When Conrad goes against Heylia's instructions and starts growing MILF weed with Nancy, Heylia forms a grudge against her. This grudge becomes worse when Nancy's DEA "husband" attempts to bust her sales business. In retaliation, she helps Kashishian ruin

704-466: A college. In the series finale, Nancy mentions that she lives in India. Shayla and Taylor Grey ( Rachel and Amanda Pace ) are the preteen daughters of Jill Price-Grey and Scott Grey and Nancy Botwin's nieces. Shayla has a gothic look while Taylor has a straight-laced look. They are twins; the first and only children to Jill and Scott Grey. Judah Botwin ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan , minor character in season 1)

792-496: A divorce from Dana. He loses exclusive golf-club memberships due to the machinations of Sullivan Groff. When he fraudulently borrows a large sum of money from an Agrestic financial account, he feels forced to flee Agrestic/Majestic and follow Nancy to Ren Mar to avoid criminal prosecution. It is implied that he loses his CPA license. Once in Ren Mar, Doug spends most of his time lamenting the privileged life that he lost. Doug rescues

880-606: A highly accomplished African-American man who designs symphony halls for a living. They establish a new household in Regrestic, CA, which replaced the burned-down town of Agrestic/Majestic. She has returned to being a housewife. Wilfred owns a boat, the Ms. Daisy , which he and Dana sail on from time to time. While living in New York City, Doug stalks Dana online and stores pictures of her in a folder titled, "My Bitch Ex-wife." In

968-410: A horse-race, and with Nancy, because he wished that Judah had married another woman who became a doctor. However, he is on somewhat good terms with Shane, with whom he first discusses the need to terminate Bubbie's life support. Lenny extorts Nancy for money when he discovers she is a weed dealer; however, he allows her use of his house. He leaves to join the world poker tour midway through season four. In

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1056-433: A job as chief accountant at Vehement Capital Partners, a Ponzi scheme posing as a New York hedge fund. He suspects that he was hired solely for his softball pitching ability. To that end, Doug starts using anabolic steroids; the drug eventually induces side-effects including "roid rage" . Doug hires Nancy as his personal assistant so that she can try to regain full custody of Stevie. It also provides Nancy with an opening to be

1144-437: A local skatepark. He also becomes increasingly violent and develops a disregard for rules, laws, and other social conventions. During the season five finale, Shane overhears Pilar's threat to have his family assassinated and promptly murders her with a croquet mallet. Following the incident, Shane demonstrates a complete lack of remorse, justifying his action as an inevitable necessity. His transformation reflects Nancy's absence as

1232-424: A makeshift homeless shelter, which will later go onto as a sham religious cult, making him Guru Doug. This gives him mass wealth and allows him to engage in having sex with many women and ingesting many pot products. In the series finale, Doug makes amends with his gay son, Josh, that he had kicked out at a young age for coming out as gay. Dana Wilson ( Judith Hoag , Season 6 Episode 12) is Doug's unseen wife during

1320-615: A medicinal marijuana dispensary in the middle of the show. However, he learns that the police are corrupt and take bribes; he also learns not to trust anyone, as one of his employees turns out to be a federal undercover agent. During season six, he attends college and realizes how enjoyable it is; he becomes furious at Nancy for ruining his chance to stay. Later in Dearborn, he meets his biological father—after realizing he had one other than Judah—Lars Guinard. He tries to stay with Lars in Dearborn, but ultimately decides to go to Copenhagen with

1408-492: A pregnancy and, in the meantime, she breaks up with Andy and has a one-night stand with Doug. After Jill leaves the entire house to move elsewhere, the rest of the group visits Agrestic (re-titled Regrestic after the fire) in order to make amends and see how things are doing there. Of the many times that Andy has described his deep love for Nancy, she always refused somewhat, and he regrets heavily for staying with her for so long. Thus, he decides to move on, leaving Nancy for good. In

1496-639: A proper mother to her children due to the family's dire financial situation. Shane gains Ignacio's respect by acknowledging that he would kill the hitman with no remorse to protect his family. He is viewed by Ignacio as a kindred spirit of sorts. In season seven, after fleeing from Dearborn, he became a puppeteer in Copenhagen with his girlfriend. They later break up. He returns to the United States to find Nancy; while in New York City, he befriends an NYPD officer, Ouelette. During season eight, Shane joins

1584-475: A release to legally alter Stevie's birth certificate as a wedding present. Stevie lives with his biological father and mother until Nancy flees Ren Mar with her other sons. While the Botwins live on the lam, Stevie is cared for by his older brother Shane when not with Nancy. Early in season six, Esteban dispatches Cesar and Ignacio to "find his son"; however, the goons allow Nancy to escape. Late in season six, at

1672-616: A running track, a soccer field, handball courts, a baseball diamond, and a handball field, since there is a large amount of outdoor area in the FCI Danbury property. Prior to the facility's conversion it offered General Education Development (GED) programs, paralegal classes, a group therapy program for people with post-traumatic stress disorder called the "Bridge Program", and a residential drug abuse program. The prison chaplain, religious groups, and volunteer groups had offered educational and other programming. In addition, prior to 1999

1760-433: A typical middle-class lifestyle. The sixth season establishes that Judah designed rollercoasters for a living. Approximately ten years after Shane's birth, Judah dies of a heart attack . Nancy's grieving for her husband's death is a significant theme in season one. She eventually recovers after she accepts her role as a drug dealer and starts to develop other relationships in her life. Andy and Silas grieve Judah's death in

1848-399: A very practical, no-nonsense approach to life and weed dealing. When Nancy complains that Heylia's policies are unfair, Heylia asserts that, "Fare is what you pay to ride the bus." While Heylia becomes impressed with Nancy's ability to sell pot, Heylia also becomes irritated with the novice mistakes Nancy makes and concludes that Nancy is growing too fast for her own good. After Conrad attacks

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1936-516: Is Celia's older daughter and Silas's first known girlfriend. Celia sends her to a reform school in Mexico after Quinn tricks Celia into watching a video recording of Dean having sex with Helen Chin. The recording was made using a nanny camera that Celia uses to spy on her children. In season four, following her intervention, Celia travels to Mexico to apologize to Quinn. However, Quinn kidnaps Celia and holds her for ransom. Quinn's anger toward her mother

2024-408: Is Isabelle and Quinn's father and Celia's husband; in the first season, he is also Nancy's lawyer and Doug's poker buddy. Dean loves Isabelle, but has a constantly antagonistic relationship with Celia, which eventually leads to a divorce. Dean keeps a close friendship with Doug, in spite of Doug having slept with Celia. In season five, he performs a legal service for Silas and Doug. In season seven, it

2112-543: Is Nancy's first husband, the biological father of Shane and brother of Andy, and was presumed to also be the father of Silas until Silas and Shane met Lars Guinard in season six. Judah dies of a heart attack weeks before the pilot episode. Although only seen in flashbacks and home videos, his memory plays an important role in the series. Nancy met Judah Botwin while the latter was an avant-garde performance artist. Although his performance art attracts her and wins her love, he switches to study engineering so they can settle into

2200-679: Is abducted by Cesar and Ignacio and taken to Seattle. Cesar almost kills him, but Doug is miraculously saved. Knowing that he owes Dana thousands of dollars in child-support, he leaves with Nancy to live off-the-grid. When Nancy and her brood elect to leave the country, Doug returns to California to obtain his passport from Dana. Upon returning to his family, Doug determines that God saved him so that he could permanently reunite with them. However, he ultimately chooses to join Andy, Silas, and Shane in Copenhagen. Doug moves to New York City with his adoptive family when Nancy leaves prison. After arriving, he lands

2288-407: Is also an archetypal Shakespearean 'fool' , behaving like a child. For example, in the second season, he takes an eleven-year-old Shane for a hand job to stop the children in his class from tormenting him. Nonetheless, he can occasionally have moments with great insight. By the fifth season, Andy becomes more responsible in response to Nancy's absence as a mother to her children. He discovers that he

2376-406: Is also friends with Dean Hodes, another pot user and poker buddy. Doug has a wife named Dana whom he loves very much but who will not have sex with him. Throughout season one, Doug helps Nancy establish her pot growing and sales operation. He provides her with an initial client base, sets up the sham bakery through which she launders money, and provides general financial advice. Although his behavior

2464-472: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Nancy Botwin This is a list of characters from the television series Weeds . Nancy Botwin ( Mary-Louise Parker , leading character)—also known as Lacey LaPlante (season two) and Nathalie Newman (season six)—was a PTA soccer mom until her husband, Judah, suddenly died of a heart attack. To maintain the upper middle-class lifestyle to which she

2552-527: Is discovered by the DEA, she is pressured to travel to Ren Mar to serve as an informant against Nancy. Nancy ends up helping Celia be free of the DEA. Nancy also allows Celia to live at the house in Ren Mar and work at the sham maternity store at the USA-Mexico border. However, Celia begins a cocaine addiction and goes to rehab. Later, she sees her oldest daughter Quinn in Mexico, where she is held for ransom. In

2640-401: Is impetuous and impulsive, and has been sexually active since the beginning of the show. Although he operates as though he knows everything, he is often naïve; however, he does show some sense, especially when selling marijuana for his mother, which he is rather good at doing. In season six, when the family briefly splits up to sell drugs, Silas and Shane go to a children's concert to sell hash to

2728-622: Is imprisoned. She has gotten back together with her husband Scott, although she constantly doubts why. She plans to gain full custody of Stevie, which Nancy tries to stop. The two ultimately settle their differences about the baby and move in together to raise Stevie. In season eight, Jill reveals she is pregnant after sleeping with Andy and Doug. Upon realizing she is not pregnant but is going through menopause, she tells Andy, but he breaks up with her. Jill and Nancy finally talk about each other's mother qualities and agree with each other; Jill decides to leave, but both sisters bond after selling together at

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2816-442: Is in love with Nancy, who does not reciprocate his feelings. He helps Nancy raise her and Esteban's son during their brief breakup, but relinquishes his paternal rights after they reunite. After this, he starts dating, and eventually proposes to Dr. Audra Kitson, but abandons her when they are confronted by her anti-abortionist stalker. After fleeing to Denmark, Andy becomes a tour guide under the name "Wonderful Wonderful Tours". He and

2904-402: Is later taken down by rival pot-dealing group, Pouncy House. He has a short affair with the group leader Emma, and then strays off much later until after Nancy's gunshot incident. In season eight, he and Nancy go into a pharmaceutical company and start working for them, but later move onto a southern plantation that willingly could provide more income. The idea of legal marijuana later sparks up in

2992-457: Is located in southwestern Connecticut, approximately 55 miles (89 km) from New York City, 60 miles (97 km) from Hartford, Connecticut , and 150 miles (240 km) from Boston, Massachusetts . The facility is accessible to a MetroNorth station fewer than 4 miles (6.4 km) from the facility. Four Amtrak stations are within 30 miles (48 km) from the facility. The prison had at one point included athletic facilities such as

3080-464: Is released to a halfway house in New York City. She immediately betrays Zoya by trading Zoya's stash of stolen grenades with Zoya's brother, Demetri, for an initial supply of weed. During the season, Andy, Doug, Silas, and Shane travel to New York, interested in seeing Nancy. She eventually rises from the lower end of the economic scale and is released from her halfway house, from which she continues to expand her drug business. She once again jockeys against

3168-419: Is revealed that Dean is living with Heylia to provide legal advice. Isabelle Hodes ( Allie Grant , regular character in seasons 3–5, guest character in seasons 1–2) is Celia and Dean's younger daughter, who frustrates her mother with her open homosexuality . Celia is also frustrated with her daughter's unwillingness to lose weight; that frustration peaks when Isabelle becomes an advertising model for Huskaroo's,

3256-431: Is so intense that she almost kills Celia to sell her organs on the black market. Fortunately for Celia, her cancer therapy makes her a poor source for organ harvesting; Quinn's frustrations boil over upon learning that her mother is not good for even basic ransom, as no one wants Celia back. Heylia Turner James ( Tonye Patano , leading character in seasons 1–3, guest season 7) is Conrad's aunt and supplier for Nancy. She has

3344-464: Is very immature, Nancy tolerates it so they can maintain a working relationship. When Nancy establishes the grow house, Doug helps with the operation. Doug's life unravels during the second and third seasons. Although very popular in the Agrestic community and a shoo-in for re-election, he loses his seat to Celia when Dean forgets to file his ballot petition. Doug and Celia have an affair that leads to

3432-586: The Nazis during the war. Screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. , a member of the Hollywood 10 , a group of filmmakers who were charged with contempt of Congress in 1947 for refusing to answer questions regarding their alleged connections with the Communist Party USA , served nine months there. Beginning in the 1970s, Yale Law School began providing legal services for prisoners at FCI Danbury. As of

3520-409: The surname Botwin . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Botwin&oldid=1064329781 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

3608-474: The "chain of command" within the drug cartel and lead to Nancy blatantly violating its rules. However, her insubordination leads to a romance with Esteban Reyes, a corrupt Mayor of Tijuana. Her attempt to shut down a tunnel almost leads to her death during the season four cliffhanger. Nancy takes a break from dealing in season five while building a relationship with Esteban, eventually giving birth to his only son. Complications arise with Esteban's boss Pilar Zuazo at

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3696-585: The 2010s, Yale students and professors still regularly visit the facility. FCI Danbury became exclusively for female inmates in 1993. This was because there was a lack of space for women in the Northeastern United States and due to the growth in the number of female prisoners. In August 2013, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that FCI Danbury was going to be reverted to an all-male facility to alleviate overcrowding across

3784-470: The Agrestic town. Nancy takes advantage of the fire and burns down her house, ensuring that her family will be leaving and moving on. At the start of season four, Nancy eagerly jumps at the chance to transport marijuana across the Mexican border for Guillermo, but she feels uneasy about other transporting duties, such smuggling heroin and child prostitutes. These qualms and other factors put her at odds with

3872-527: The BOP would install a new low security camp for women and convert an existing minimum security camp into a low security camp for women to remedy the issue. As of August 2014 there was no timeline for the installation of the new women's facilities, no new construction had yet occurred at FCI Danbury. U.S. citizens would be eligible for the camps, but non-U.S. citizens would still be incarcerated farther away. As of that time there were no federal women's prisons left in

3960-655: The Detroit airport, Nancy uses "Plan C" to arrange for herself, Stevie, Guillermo and Esteban (who had kidnapped Nancy at a hotel room in Dearborn) to be arrested by the FBI. Jill agrees to raise Stevie while Nancy is in jail. After being disconnected from his mother for three years, Stevie views Nancy as his aunt and Jill as his mother. Jill asks Nancy for permanent custody of Stevie which she immediately refuses. Both Nancy and Jill compromise and move in together to raise Stevie. In

4048-601: The Inspector General (OIG) investigation revealed that Rudkin had sexual encounters with other inmates as well. Since it is illegal for prison staff to have sexual relations with inmates under their care regardless of consent, Rudkin pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a ward and was sentenced to prison at the United States Penitentiary, Coleman , a high-security facility in Florida. Rudkin

4136-643: The Netflix original television series Orange Is the New Black is based in part on FCI Danbury, where Piper Kerman , who wrote the memoir on which the series is based, was incarcerated in 2004 and 2005 after her conviction for money laundering and drug trafficking. George Jung served a sentence at FCI Danbury. His incarceration was portrayed in the 2001 film Blow starring Johnny Depp . The Weeds character Nancy Botwin serves time at FCI Danbury. The Suits character Mike Ross begins Season 6 of

4224-688: The Northeast. Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison writer Piper Kerman criticized the move in an op-ed in The New York Times . A new $ 25 million women's facility was completed and began accepting female inmates in December 2016. In July 2024, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon began serving a four month prison sentence at the facility for a contempt of Congress conviction. FCI Danbury

4312-456: The SEC, Doug takes it upon himself to find new clients for Vehement to fleece. When that fails, he convinces Tillerman to partner with Nancy's drug dealing operation. During season eight, Doug lives with Jill, Andy, and the rest of Nancy's family. He has a one-night stand with Jill during her breakup with Andy. During this time, his previous funding business scam is discovered, leading to decline all of his monetary accounts. He then decides to open

4400-407: The beginning of season three, Celia discovers a large quantity of Nancy's MILF weed that she ruins by dumping it into the pool. Celia asks Nancy to thank her for the favor; however, under U-Turn's crosshairs, Nancy lashes out at her. Nancy even threatens to kill her when she breaks into the Botwins' home. Celia and Nancy mend fences when Celia allows Heylia's grow house to move into her house. When it

4488-441: The clandestine alias Avi Newman by his mother in season six—is the third son to Nancy Botwin and first son to Esteban Reyes. Under pressure from Pilar, Esteban temporarily disowns his child to protect his political image. Andy, under pressure from Nancy, agrees to be the child's adoptive father. Following Jewish customs, the child is given a bris during which he is named Stevie Ray Botwin. After Nancy and Esteban reconcile, Andy signs

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4576-644: The drug deal that ends season two. FCI Danbury The Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury ( FCI Danbury ) is a low-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Danbury, Connecticut . It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons , a division of the United States Department of Justice . The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security female offenders. FCI Danbury

4664-617: The early seasons. Dana and Doug were high school sweethearts who were married for 25 years. They are depicted as generally having a good fit. They had a lot of sex early in their marriage; however, Dana later refuses to have sex with Doug because she "has a short cervix and may be a lesbian." The lack of sex creates a significant amount of resentment on Doug's part. During a fight with Dean, Doug divulges that he had to coax and trick Dana into having their children. After Dean informs Dana of Doug's affair with Celia, Dana ends their marriage. After divorcing Doug, she marries Wilfred ( Beau Billingslea ),

4752-405: The end of season six, but she does not recognize him. Jennifer has not been seen on screen. Celia Hodes ( Elizabeth Perkins , leading character in seasons 1–5) is a typical housewife living in Agrestic. She is obsessed with her personal image and alternatively manipulates or ignores those around her that do not fit neatly into that image. She is wholly self-centered, viewing almost all behavior on

4840-459: The end of the fifth season, and the family is forced into living on the run from Esteban and his men, as well as the American and Mexican authorities. They visit Seattle, Washington, where Nancy learns how to make hashish, a concentrated form of marijuana, and sells it as a means of income during their trips to Montana and Michigan until Nancy and her family are discovered. The season six finale has

4928-556: The entire federal prison system. The female inmate population will be transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville in Alabama, which opened in 2013 and has over 1,500 low-security beds for female inmates. It was estimated that the change would be completed by December 2013. However, female inmates were not transferred to other facilities until April 2014. FCI Danbury and its camp were

5016-509: The failure to evacuate occupants quickly and reliably (the two primary exits were blocked by the fire and a broken key in a lock, leaving a narrow catwalk as the only exit), and the fire not being extinguished in an incipient stage. An automatic sprinkler system would have been the most reliable fire defense; however, even without automatic detection and suppression equipment, the fire safety system, with little expenditure of money, could have been more effective by revisions to emergency procedures in

5104-469: The family there. Called "Strange Botwin" by his fellow students, he is tormented at his public school, and is the frequent target of bullies. At home, he is neglected by his family because of their drug businesses, which makes him develop a psychosis. Shane's behavior grows more sociopathic and becomes more independent after the move to Ren Mar. He frequently uses alcohol and other intoxicants, engages in casual sex and sells his brother's medicinal marijuana at

5192-550: The fifth season, Celia leaves Mexico after nobody offers to pay her ransom. Returning to Ren Mar, she moves back in with Nancy. She ends up selling You're Pretty cosmetics and begins a lesbian attraction to her boss, Raylene. She ends up selling pot and emulating Nancy. After the fifth season, Celia's story is unknown and unfinished. Her story arc concludes with her forming a team with Doug, Dean, Isabelle, Sanjay, and Ignacio to sell marijuana. Dean Hodes ( Andy Milder , regular character in season 3, guest character in seasons 1–2 and 4–7)

5280-637: The fire plan. The Danbury Fire Department was not called until about 15 minutes after the fire's discovery because of a fire plan that called for initial use of the institution's firefighting resources, but the inmate fire brigade was never released from housing units and the institution's fire apparatus was never used. The ensuing public outcry led to several investigations and reviews of the prison's fire safety systems and protocols. A comprehensive program of fuel control, additional fire detection and suppression equipment, and training and planning sessions have also been established, not only at FCI Danbury but throughout

5368-480: The first season (during which Celia is otherwise socially isolated, due to both her general abrasiveness and her breast cancer diagnosis), but Celia puts upon Nancy in extreme ways. Notably, Celia asks Nancy to have an affair with her to retaliate against Dean's infidelities. She also pressures Nancy to work on her campaign against Doug Wilson and eventually starts a fight with Nancy that ends her friendship. Celia has an affair with Doug, which ends her marriage to Dean. In

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5456-413: The first season but appear to recover with time. Andy deals with the loss by stepping up to support the family. Silas acts up from time to time during season one; particularly, he punches Shane in the face after Shane loses a brass cigarette lighter given to him by Judah. Shane has the largest issues regarding Judah's death. At the beginning of the series, he has to see a grief counselor to help him deal with

5544-417: The head with his rifle. Nancy recovers from the gunshot in season eight. In the series finale, after a ten-year time jump, it is revealed that marijuana has been legalized, and Nancy owns several successful marijuana businesses. At the beginning of the series, Nancy struggles to keep her drug dealing separate from her family life. However, Andy, Silas, and Shane find out about her dealing at different points in

5632-562: The leading dealers in New York and rises to the top. The season seven finale follows her fighting for the custody of Esteban's child with Jill, her sister. They eventually agree to move in together in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. As the closing of escrow is finalized, Nancy and her family eat dinner peacefully, and Nancy then gives a toast to the family's future. Subsequently, an armed man, later identified as Tim Scottson, shoots Nancy in

5720-414: The loss. Various people, including counselors at his school, attribute his anti-social behavior to his father's death. Lenny Botwin ( Albert Brooks , recurring in season 4), the father of Judah and Andy, lives in Ren Mar. He provided long term care to his incapacitated mother (Bubbie, portrayed by Jo Farkas) until she asked to be killed. He is on bad terms with Andy, whom he blames for losing a "sure-bet" on

5808-429: The male Botwins on a plane to Europe, while Nancy goes through with Plan "C". This is her last possible solution, to keep Esteban away, in which she turns herself into the police, for the sake of her family. After falsely pleading guilty to manslaughter, Nancy is sentenced to Danbury prison , where she maintains a romantic relationship with Zoya, her prison roommate. During season seven, after three years of lockup, Nancy

5896-528: The only federal prisons in the Northeast which housed women, and the repurposing would further promote an imbalance of women's prisoner space within the BOP system. In August 2013, 11 senators from the Northeast sent a letter to the BOP director criticizing the move, since it would mean there would be no facility for female federal prisoners from the Northeast; the move would mean that all of the women would be far from their families and loved ones. In November of that year several senators announced that at FCI Danbury

5984-493: The parents attending the show; Silas teaches Shane a valuable lesson about not trusting people and making sure you are responsible for your actions. After encountering numerous challenges with girlfriends—including a deaf girl he dated named Megan who had an abortion —and the realities of the drug business, he decides that he wants in on the action without his mother looking over his shoulder constantly. He pursues plant cultivation and eventually goes into business with Doug, opening

6072-447: The parts of other characters as directly related or reactive to her, and displays behavior more consistent with a spoiled, mentally defective child than an adult. She also undertakes disloyal, subversive actions against others, ostensibly to teach them lessons. This takes a significant strain on her interpersonal relationships and causes many of them to sour. Celia is Nancy's neighbor in the first three seasons. They start as friends during

6160-591: The police force and, along the way, meets fellow cadet Angela; they begin dating. As time progresses, Ouelette's negative influence of alcoholism and prostitutes gets to Shane, and he then starts taking up the same life path. In the series finale, Nancy, having grown exceedingly concerned for Shane, suggests he take up rehabilitation. The future of his cadet girlfriend, Angela, is left unknown. Stevie Ray Botwin (regular character, portrayed by uncredited babies in seasons 5–6, portrayed by Ethan and Gavin Kent in season 7–8)—given

6248-454: The prison hosted a "children's day" so inmates could spend time with their children. On July 7, 1977, at about 1:15 am, a fire began in an inmate's clothes hanging on wooden pegs in one of the prison washrooms, and before it was extinguished about 45 minutes later, five inmates had died of smoke inhalation. The most significant factors contributing to the deadly fire were the presence of fuels that promoted rapid flame and smoke development,

6336-440: The rest go back to the United States to find Nancy in New York City. Andy eventually finds a way to profit off of his own invention of "Copenhagen wheels", designed to make your bicycle supposedly ride "faster". Andy befriends a Rabbi named Dave, after a random encounter in the hospital after Nancy is shot. He pursues a short affair with Jill; they live together after her divorce with her husband, Scott. Jill falsely tests positive for

6424-415: The rest of his family. In Copenhagen, he starts modeling under the name Silas Guinard. He returns to the United States with Andy, Doug, and Shane to find Nancy. He tries to start his modeling career in New York City, and finds that the other models are heavily involved in the pot-dealing business; he sees this as a chance to restart his old ways. He then discreetly sets up a business in Andy's bike shop which

6512-402: The rest of the federal prison system. In 2008, supervisory staff at FCI Danbury discovered that Correction Officer Michael Rudkin had been having consensual sexual relations with a female inmate. When questioned, Rudkin, who was married at the time, admitted to the affair and stated that it had been going on for approximately one year. An FBI and United States Department of Justice Office of

6600-527: The series finale, Andy returns for Stevie's bar mitzvah; he has started his own restaurant and now has a 3-year-old daughter. Silas Andrew Botwin ( Hunter Parrish , leading character)—adopting the clandestine alias Mike T. Newman in season six and the stage name Silas Guinard in season seven—is Nancy's first son. Although Silas is the biological son of Lars Guinard, Silas was raised by Judah and Nancy in Agrestic for 16 years. Judah's death traumatized Silas, and he takes it out on his mother and younger brother. Silas

6688-460: The series finale, Doug has him kidnapped from his Brooklyn apartment in order to reconnect and make up after having thrown him out. It is revealed that Josh is now a lawyer, having married a painter, Alan Spiller ( Jake Sandvig ). Julie (Marielle Carrera, Season 1 Episode 6) was a participant in Shane's terrorist video from season one. Jesse ( Ava Acres , Season 6 Episode 12) is reunited with Doug at

6776-477: The series finale, Doug states that he has made amends with Dana and has paid alimony for the divorce. Josh Wilson ( Justin Chatwin , minor character in season 1 and 8) is Doug's oldest child and only son. He sells pot to small children against Nancy's orders. When she learns that Josh has sex with other men, Nancy threatens to tell Doug about Josh's sexual orientation if Josh continues to deal against her orders. In

6864-442: The series finale, Stevie at age 13, portrayed by Mateus Ward , is bar mitzvahed . Jill Price-Grey ( Jennifer Jason Leigh , guest character in seasons 5–6, regular character in seasons 7–8) is Nancy's older estranged sister. She has been jealous of Nancy all throughout her life, from dating the teacher she had a crush on to living a life of thrill and excitement. Nancy was absent from her family for an extended amount of time when she

6952-591: The series finale, it is revealed that Silas and Megan have gotten married. They both have a daughter, Flora. Shane Gregory Botwin ( Alexander Gould , leading character)—adopting the clandestine alias Shawn Newman in season six—is Nancy and Judah's only biological son, and was with Judah at the time of his death. Highly intelligent and poorly socialized, Shane's grief and desperation for a sense of assurance manifests itself in bizarre ways: he talks to his father like an imaginary friend and develops an obsession with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , repeatedly asking his mother to move

7040-568: The series finale, it is revealed that he died. Doug Wilson ( Kevin Nealon , leading character)—adopting the clandestine alias Ted Newman in season six and nicknamed "Rocket Man" by his college buddy Whit Tillerman—is Nancy's fun-loving but irresponsible friend who is a heavy weed user. Doug begins the series as an accountant and city councilman for Agrestic. When Andy moves into the Botwin house, they quickly bond over their mutual love of smoking pot. He

7128-434: The series. While she is willing to risk life and limb for the love of her family, she also wants to protect them from the hazards of drugs and the drug trade. She is particularly hesitant to allow Silas to enter the business until her crisis with U-Turn forces her to allow Silas to deal. She also struggles to keep Shane isolated from the chaos. Nancy was married four times and gave birth to three children. Her first son, Silas,

7216-409: The south and the decision is made legal, leading the corporation and Silas' family to become overly rich. During the time in between, Silas randomly meets Megan working at a museum. The two have a conversation discussing old times, and Silas admits that he had poked holes in the condoms he used while having sex with her to get her pregnant. They eventually make up for Silas' deep affection towards her; in

7304-454: The television show in FCI Danbury. Gina Zanetakos of The Blacklist was incarcerated at FCI Danbury before she escaped. In the 1995 movie The American President , Presidential Assistant Lewis Rothschild (played by Michael J. Fox ) says "Say what you want. It's always the guy in my job that ends up doing 18 months in Danbury minimum security prison." In season 6 of The Sopranos ,

7392-451: Was accustomed in the fictional town of Agrestic, Nancy entered the world of marijuana dealing. At the start, her regular clients include her accountant, her lawyer, and fellow suburban friends. However, as she expands and fights for survival, she is confronted with the violent realities of her business as she jockeys against competitors, gangs, and drug lords. Adding complications to the situation, are her sudden relationship with Peter Scottson,

7480-454: Was an adult, leaving Jill to care for their parents and ultimately manage both of their funerals. She became a suburban housewife and mother of two. She was constantly dissatisfied with her marriage, and as a result sleeps with Andy in the fifth season. In the sixth season, she briefly appears, now a divorcee and taking up sculpting. She returned for a major role in the seventh season, revealed to be taking care of Stevie for three years while Nancy

7568-550: Was conceived out of wedlock with Lars Guinard. Judah Botwin, her first husband, believed Silas to be his son and raised him from birth. Judah and Nancy later conceived Shane. Peter Scottson, her second husband, was murdered by a rival drug cartel; she and Peter did not have children. She married Esteban after giving birth to Stevie Ray, her third son; Esteban was murdered in prison. Nancy met her last husband, rabbi Dave Bloom, by sneaking into his pool when she needed physical therapy. Dave adopted Stevie as his own son, but died later in

7656-528: Was opened in August 1940 with the purpose of housing male and female inmates. It housed several high-profile prisoners during World War II . Conscientious objectors , including poet Robert Lowell and civil rights activist James Peck , were housed there for refusing to enter the military draft in the early 1940s. Robert Henry Best served most of his life sentence at FCI Danbury after being convicted of treason in 1948 for making propaganda broadcasts for

7744-531: Was subsequently convicted in 2010 of attempting to hire a hitman to kill his former inmate paramour, his ex-wife, his ex-wife's new boyfriend, and an OIG special agent assigned to his case while at USP Coleman . He was sentenced to 90 years in federal prison. Rudkin was severely beaten at the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute on August 23, 2021 and died the following day at the age of 56. The fictional Litchfield Prison in Upstate New York in

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