Protagonist Piper Chapman is sentenced to 15 months at Litchfield Penitentiary for a drug-related crime she committed ten years prior. Plot Summary
While catching her breath outside, Piper runs directly into Alex Vause , her former lover and the person whose drug ring led to her incarceration. Cast & Key Characters [S1E1] I Wasn't Ready
Piper, a middle-class New Yorker, leaves her comfortable life and fiancé, Larry, to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison. Protagonist Piper Chapman is sentenced to 15 months