Cyril O'Reily
Season 6
### Season 6

In effort to overturn Cyril's death sentence Ryan, with the help of [Sister Pete](/wiki/Sister_Pete "Sister Pete") and Father [Daniel Meehan](/wiki/Daniel_Meehan "Daniel Meehan"), gets activist attorney Arnold Zelman to appeal his case. The appeals remonstrating the state's decision to kill a mentally handicapped person gather public support. In the meantime Sister Pete gives Cyril a hand puppet named Jericho whom Cyril speaks through with all his darker hidden thoughts. While speaking as Jericho, he uses his voice as it was before he became brain damaged rather than his present voice. In light of this disturbing behavior, Jericho is taken away from Cyril, who begins sobbing uncontrollably over the loss of his hand puppet. Cyril's crying angers Officer [Lopresti](/wiki/Len_Lopresti "Len Lopresti"), the supervising officer on death row who, with the other COs, spray Cyril down with a fire hose to shut him up. In the meantime, [Governor Devlin](/wiki/Governor_Devlin "Governor Devlin"), in an attempt to make Cyril appear normal, orders [electroconvulsive therapy](/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy "Electroconvulsive therapy") to be done to him. This angers Ryan, Suzanne, and others concerned with Cyril's well\-being but they have no legal means of stopping the ECT treatment. Meanwhile, the appeals of Cyril's death sentence are not having any success and though protests continue, his execution date moves closer and closer. Originally, Ryan stated a preference for [lethal injection](/wiki/Lethal_injection "Lethal injection") as the means of execution for Cyril but, after speaking with Dr. Nathan, Ryan concludes that it will be easier for Cyril to undergo the electric chair and he explains this to Cyril in terms of having one last "Special" ECT session. At this time their father Seamus arrives in Oz for killing a man in a fight.

As Cyril's execution approaches, Oz's prisoners, led by prisoner [Jahfree Neema](/wiki/Jahfree_Neema "Jahfree Neema"), begin a protest. At the hour of Cyril's execution, Neema leads every inmate in Em City to tap on their cells. In the death room, while Cyril is being prepared to be electrocuted, his last statement to [Warden Glynn](/wiki/Warden_Glynn "Warden Glynn") is "Huh?". Right before the execution occurs, a 30\-day stay is put in effect as new evidence is found in Cyril's case. Ryan then explains to Cyril that his session has been delayed. He is allowed to spend time with his brother during the days remaining before his new execution. As Cyril's final appeal fails, he is executed (he finally figures out what's going on as he is sitting in the chair once the black hood comes down, screaming for his brother\- his last words being; "Mom! What's happening? Ryan? Ryan!"); as new warden [Martin Querns](/wiki/Martin_Querns "Martin Querns") watches, he throws up. After Cyril's death, Ryan and Seamus finally make peace.


How do the appeals process and public support impact Cyril's case?