The second season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on June 6, 2014, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries.
Later she discovers that she is in Chicago to testify in the trial of Alex's drug boss, Kubra Balik, and that the stay is temporary.
Piper is awakened in solitary and, without being given any information, is forced to board a bus and a plane to Chicago.
Alex suggests to Piper they lie in court about knowing Kubra, fearing he will exact revenge if they tell the truth.
This complicates matters for Piper, who now faces perjury charges and additional time, while Alex is led out of the prison to be released.
Red's commissary funds run short, as she no longer controls the kitchen and cannot aid her outside criminal associates.
Larry meets with a journalist who wants to use Piper as a source for a story about fraud and embezzling by the Litchfield administration.
Vee uses Suzanne's outcast desperation to manipulate her, and she begins her bid to take back power in the prison.
In the prison's abandoned greenhouse, Red discovers a secret drain pipe under a set of floorboards.
Red starts to grow plants in the greenhouse as a cover to move contraband into the prison, via the drain pipe.
While driving Rosa to cancer treatments, Morello takes the van and breaks into Christopher's home.
She dons a wedding veil, takes a relaxing bath, and is nearly caught when Christopher returns home.
Vee is appointed as head of the African-American posse, and they go head-to-head against Gloria's Latinas when they infiltrate the ghetto bathroom.
During his performance, Caputo notices that Jimmy, an elderly inmate suffering from dementia, has escaped from the prison and is sitting in the bar listening to the music.
Due to Jimmy's escape, Caputo demands that the CO's start monitoring the inmates more closely, and he imposes a minimum quota for shots written.
Red's efforts to redeem herself in the eyes of her former posse are finally rewarded, and she intends to usurp her kitchen smuggling enterprise through her gardening club.
Furious from Jimmy's compassionate release, Sister Ingalls joins Soso's hunger strike to speak out about Litchfield's treatment of older inmates.
When a storm floods the plumbing system, the inmates are forced to sleep in the mess hall.
Piper escapes the mess hall to find evidence of Figueroa's fraud in her office, but she is caught by Caputo.
When Red enters the greenhouse the next morning, she is suddenly slocked from behind by Vee and severely injured.
On June 27, 2013, prior to the series premiere, Netflix renewed the show for a second season consisting of 13 episodes.
[1] Jenji Kohan stated that the story for the second season would focus less on Piper Chapman and more in the cast as a whole.
For the second season, Uzo Aduba, Taryn Manning, Danielle Brooks, and Natasha Lyonne were promoted to series regulars.
[2] Laura Prepon did not return as a series regular for a second season because of scheduling conflicts.
The second season received critical acclaim, many praising Toussaint's performance as Vee.
The site's critical consensus reads: "With a talented ensemble cast bringing life to a fresh round of serial drama, Orange Is the New Black's sophomore season lives up to its predecessor's standard for female-led television excellence.
[6] Metacritic gave the second season a score of 89 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".