Having escaped from prison, Bea tracked down Brayden and confronted him over the death of her daughter Debbie. Desperate to make Vera pay for what she did, Joan forged her own fake passport along with a passport for Grace and as she continues to watch Vera, she is just waiting to punce and snatch the former governors tot from her grasp. Only for Murphy to tell her that she wasn't going to get her neck broken given what she's paid. She comes up with an escape plan to hide in a wooden box where she'll supposedly be driven out of the prison in a truck. It raises so many questions where has she been, whats going to happen? Joan was is there when Doreen gave birth, standing by her side, denying Vera to be in the room while it happened. After being acquitted of all charges, within seconds of freedom, Bea Smith executes her own suicide by impaling herself on a weapon held by Ferguson revenge for Fergusons attack on her lover Allie who Bea believes has died. Joan then tells Vera she does care, and places her hands on hers. Despite her reservations, it became obvious that she was unable to remember any of her past. Sonia then takes over as the new main antagonist for the first half of Season 6 until her death in the episode, She is inhumanely strong and displays combat prowess, as demonstrated when she was able to grab Jess Warner, lift her from the ground, and hold her in a stranglehold. Judy jokingly agrees to be Boomer's third choice if Ruby were to back down from the fight, and she later watches the fight unfold. In episode ten, Judy is seen meeting with her lawyer when she spots Frazer in the prison, where she knows that Lou has just fucked over the women. Yes, Joan really did say that. The camera cuts to Joan in another room where she is looking at the camera, she continues to speak and says, "My name is miss Ferguson, but you can call me Governor.". In spite of the bullying, hectoring and all the tensions leading to her feeling a huge amount of anxiety. She also decides to mentor Vera, albeit manipulatively, to become a better officer and possibly later on, Governor. It was also revealed that her father murdered her mother when she was a little girl. Ferguson's history of falling in love with weak, defenceless women, coupled with her hard-wired desire to protect another child from being without a mother, and her unexpected influence over Vera, mean that she is the closest thing to an equal Ferguson has ever experienced. She was the one who told Vera that everything with Jake was fiction, as she was the one pulling the strings the entire time, how he told her everything, how they laughed at her. Bryant fails to get her extradition overturned on multiple occasions, and her last straw is ordering the explosion of the prison, but ultimately has a . Joan as she spent her first day into Gen Pop was ganged in the showers by Gambaro and her crew. James Corden. Joan suffers from hallucinations of her deceased father. And it seems characters will continue to question her in the final 10 episodes, as Pamela mused about who would be Joans allies. 4. Her relationship with Doreen was on and off throughout the season, as Joan helped her get her conjugal, giving her all the elements to confront Vera and give her no choice but to comply to her demand. Judy Bryant is a former inmate of Wentworth Detention Centre. (Picture: Foxtel) It's a nightmare that Vera Bennett, Will Jackson and Jake Stewart never imagined they would have to relive but thanks to the input . Judy wanting to forget for awhile trips on LSD and slaps Allie, as Sheila Bausch manages to calm her down. Joan focuses on becoming Top Dog in Season 5 and scares all the inmates straight by demonstrating how she can snap arms and strangle the ladies. 2.3k Views. At some point Vera passed in front of Joan's medical cell and Joan caught her attention by taping on the window motioning for her to come.